“This review is the moment for changing that, for widening access to essential healthcare and for ensuring no woman has to travel.” After the Repeal referendum in 2018 saw the country change the laws around abortion, the reality of the legislation is far from perfect. Speaking to the media on Tuesday, the National Women’s Council […]
4 years ago
“We’ve already had the debate, the debate is over.” In 2018 the eighth amendment was repealed by referendum in Ireland, with 67% of people voting in favour of legalising abortion. This landslide vote made abortion up until 12 weeks legal. It was a monumental change in our constitution meaning that many pregnant people no longer […]
4 years ago
A step back for women’s rights. The southern State of Alabama has passed a bill that outlaws almost all abortions. This bill even denies a woman an abortion in cases of incest and rape. It is part of a wider effort to have the US Supreme Court rethink a woman’s constitutional right to an abortion. The […]
7 years ago
The Health Minister admits there’s lots of work to do.
8 years ago
The Supreme Court will rule today whether Northern Ireland’s abortion laws are incompatible with human rights legislation
8 years ago
The actress remembered Savita on Instagram early this morning. Since people began going to the polls on Friday to decide whether or not to repeal or retain the eighth amendment, heartbreaking tributes, messages and flowers have been piling up at the mural for Savita Halappanavar on Richmond Street South in Dublin. And with confirmation yesterday that […]
8 years ago