Category Archives: Policy & Advocacy

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ARC welcomes General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill

August 29, 2022 - Media, Opinion, Policy & Advocacy - Tagged: , , - no comments

The Abortion Rights Campaign welcomes the general scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill, which was published on the 5th August 2022. The bill clearly…

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Press Release: Multiple changes needed to abortion legislation as we are still forcing people to travel, including a raped teenager, says Abortion Rights Campaign and Abortion Support Network

March 22, 2022 - Featured, Free Safe Legal, Media, Policy & Advocacy, Press Release - Tagged: , , , , - no comments

The Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) today launched their public submission for the review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018, urging the Government to decriminalise abortion in…

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Have your say on abortion.

February 12, 2022 - Creative and Direct Action, Featured, Getting involved, Policy & Advocacy - Tagged: , , , , - no comments

The government has commenced the review process into Ireland’s abortion legislation.  Since abortion has been legalised many people have been able to access abortion here at home but others have…

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Press Release: Abortion access in Ireland still fails to meet human rights standards, hears UN body.

November 9, 2021 - Featured, Free Safe Legal, Policy & Advocacy, Press Release - Tagged: , , - no comments

The Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC), Abortion Support Network (ASN), and Termination for Medical Reasons (TFMR) urge the United Nations to hold Ireland to account at the Universal Periodic Review for…

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Over six thousand people were able to access abortion care within Ireland in 2020

June 29, 2021 - Facts, Featured, Free Safe Legal, Policy & Advocacy, Press Release - Tagged: , - no comments

Spokesperson Helen Stonehouse said that, “Despite the pandemic, 6,577 people had an abortion in Ireland during 2020, a similar number to the prior year, showing that abortion is very much…

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