Reality of the 8th Amendment in Ireland
The 8th Amendment severely limits the ability of women and pregnant people to obtain abortion services in the State. But the restrictions on their health doesn’t stop here. Did you…
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The Reality of Abortion In Ireland
Every year, thousands of people across Ireland access abortion as part of their fundamental healthcare needs. There are regular attempts to suggest that the 8th Amendment has eliminated abortion in…
The Impact of Grassroots Pro-choice Activism on Ireland’s UN Treaty Monitoring Body Examinations
Three members of the Abortion Rights Campaign, Grace Wilentz, Sinead Corcoran and Naomi Elster recently published an article in the peer-reviewed The Irish Community Development Law Journal’s special gender equality…
Government Shows Disdain for Women’s Lives and Choices by Voting to Retain Criminalisation of Abortion.
Retaining the 14 year jail sentence reveals the contempt the current government has for poor women, women with health issues, and those who face travel difficulties. “Today the Government and…
Ireland Must Legislate For Broader Abortion Access, UN Women’s Rights Committee Says
Press Release from Abortion Rights Campaign 07 March 2017 – For Immediate Release – IRELAND MUST LEGISLATE FOR BROADER ABORTION ACCESS UN WOMEN’S RIGHTS COMMITTEE SAYS Irish State told the…
