asked the Minister for Justice when the last prosecution for criminally induced abortion took place in the Republic; the number of prosecutions that have taken place since 1960 under sections 58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act, 1861 and the outcome in each case.
Written Answers. - Abortion Prosecutions.
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Four such prosecutions have taken place since 1960, the last one being dealt with in 1969. One resulted in an acquittal, one in a dismissal and, in the other two cases, the charges were found proved and orders were made without conviction.