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Less Than 20 GPs Providing Abortion Services In County Kildare

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Today is the fourth anniversary of the repeal referendum.

Kildare has less than 20 GPs providing abortion services, according to new figures.

While the figures show half the counties in Ireland have fewer than 10 GPs providing abortion services.

Counties such as Cavan, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Mayo, Monaghan, Westmeath, Wexford, Sligo, Leitrim, Roscommon, Carlow, Offaly have fewer than 10 GPs providing abortion services.

Figures from the HSE show thirteen counties have fewer than 10GPs providing services while just 10%of GPs nationally have opted in to providing terminations.

Today is the fourth anniversary of the repeal referendum and the National Women's Council are marking the anniversary by highlighting the "rural divide" affecting abortion care.

 

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