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Tulsa Journal of Comparative and International Law Volume 3 | Issue 2 Article 6 3-1-1996 Liberalizing Abortion in Ireland : In re Article 26 and the Passage of the Regulation of Information (Services outside the State for the Termination of Pregnancies) Bill Kristin E. Carder Follow this nd dditional works t : http://digitalcommons.l w.utuls .edu/tjcil P rt of the L w Commons Recommended Cit tion Kristin E. C rder, Liberalizing Ab ortion in Ireland: In re Article 26 and the Passage of t he Reg ulation of Information (Services outside the State for the Termination of Preg nancies) Bill, 3 Tuls J . Comp. Intl L. 253 (1995). Avail ble t : http://digitalcommons.l w.utuls .edu/tjcil/vol3/iss2/6 This Casenote/Comment is brought to you for free nd open ccess by TU L w Digital Commons. It has been ccepted for inclusion in Tulsa Journal of Comp r tive nd Intern tional L w by n uthorized dministr tor of TU L w Digital Commons. For more inform tion, please cont ct d niel- bell@utuls .edu. LIBERALIZING ABORTION IN IRELAND: IN RE ARTICLE 26 AND THE PASSAGE OF THE REGULATION OF INFORMATION (SERVICES OUTSIDE THE STATE FOR THE TERMINATION OF PREGNANCIES) BILL I. INTRODUCTION The Irish Constitution recognizes the right to life of an unborn child and provides that the laws of Ireland will protect and defend that right. In light of this, may Ireland prohibit women from obtaining abortion information for the purpose of traveling abroad in order to avail themselves of legal abortion services in other countries?2 This I. IR. C