Category Archives: Media

The Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill Final Stage has passed by 90 votes to 15.

Press Release: Abortion legislation must be passed in time for January 2019 deadline

December 6, 2018 - Contact your TD, Free Safe Legal, Media, Policy & Advocacy, Press Release, Repeal the 8th - Tagged: , , - 1 comment

The Government has a duty to ensure that legislation is passed as soon as possible to ensure the timely provision of abortion services and stop even more pregnant people having…

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Dáil vote of 102 Yeses to 6 Nos

Press release: Dail vote welcome but issues with legislation must be resolved

October 23, 2018 - Contact your TD, Free Safe Legal, Media, Policy & Advocacy, Press Release - Tagged: , , - no comments

ARC welcomes today’s Dáil vote of 102 Yeses to 6 Nos, which brings the Health Bill to committee stage, but reiterates problems with the legislation. Speaking this evening, ARC spokesperson…

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Ireland has repealed the 8th

Press release: More must be done to ensure truly accessible abortion care says Abortion Rights Campaign

October 4, 2018 - Contact your TD, Free Safe Legal, Media, Policy & Advocacy, Press Release - Tagged: , , , , - no comments

The Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) welcomes the introduction of legislation that will legalise abortion, but say that much more needs to be done to ensure that abortion care is accessible…

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Luke Field

Why I’m Marching: We’ve come a long way, but we have further still to go

September 28, 2018 - Breaking Silence, Creative and Direct Action, Free Safe Legal, March for Choice, Media, Opinion, Press Release - Tagged: , , , - 1 comment

Luke is an academic and political activist based in Cork, and a member of Rebels4Choice, the Cork branch of the Abortion Rights Campaign. Here he shares his reasons for travelling…

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Why I’m Marching: Now is not the time for silence

September 26, 2018 - Breaking Silence, Creative and Direct Action, Free Safe Legal, March for Choice, Media, Opinion - Tagged: , , , , - no comments

We are getting so excited for the ARC March for Choice on Saturday September 29th. We have been sharing blogposts which describe what this March means to our members. Paula…

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