free GP cards for all children under eight and to all earning no more than the median income, State-funded IVF, free contraception for women aged 17 to 35 and free access to HRT therapies. From September 2021 to April 2025, there has been an almost 60% reduction
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zero tolerance, but every single misogynistic practice I highlighted in this House in 2018 is still going on in the courts. Clothing, underwear, contraception and alcohol and drug intake can all still be used against a survivor in court. All the victim-blaming is still there. None
those hurdles, we actually put them through a gauntlet of misogyny including things such as character references, victim blaming, what they wore, what contraception they used, if any, if they drank and if they took drugs. On top of it, their therapy notes - something to help them
In parliamentary questions
Cathy Bennett
Written
Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Health the basis of excluding women over the age of 35 from accessing the free contraception scheme. [34921/25
Erin McGreehan
Written
Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Health the number of appointments available per year under the free contraception scheme. [31845/25
Erin McGreehan
Written
Minister for Health whether an additional consultation is provided free of charge when a person needs to review her prescription under the free contraception scheme. [31846/25
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