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Abortion in the Republic of Ireland
Abortion in Ireland is permitted in Ireland during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy, and later in cases where the pregnant woman's life or health is at risk and in cases of a fatal fetal abnormality.
Abortion services commenced on 1 January 2019 following its legalisation by the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. This replaced a restrictive regime which had been required by the Eighth Amendment adopted in 1983, which inserted a clause into the Constitution of Ireland recognising the equal right to life of the unborn and the mother.
John Michael Luttig ( LOO-tig; born June 13, 1954) is an American lawyer and jurist who served as a U.S. circuit judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit from 1991 to 2006. Luttig resigned his judgeship in 2006 to become the general counsel of Boeing, a position he held until his retirement in 2019.
An influential conservative legal figure, Luttig gained broader prominence after the presidency of Donald Trump, characterizing him as "a clear and present danger to American democracy," and advocated invoking the Fourteenth Amendment to render Trump ineligible to serve a second term as president.
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