Let’s talk about Safe, Legal and Rare
One of our aims in the Abortion Rights Campaign is to campaign for real and realistic access to abortion. Another is to remove the stigma and shame around abortion…
Category Archives: Repeal the 8th
Press Release: Repeal and enable proposal ‘a clear pathway to ensuring realistic abortion access’ says Abortion Rights Campaign
The Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) today welcomed the Government’s “repeal and enact ” proposal. Spokesperson Linda Kavanagh said: “While ARC has always campaigned for repeal simpliciter as advised by…
“We’ll only support full repeal” leading pro-choice group warns Leo Varadkar
“We’ll only support full repeal” leading pro-choice group warns Leo Varadkar In a letter to the Taoiseach yesterday evening, the Abortion Rights Campaign made clear that repeal simpliciter is the…
Abortion must be fully decriminalised
Ireland’s abortion laws are amongst the most restrictive in the world, with termination of pregnancy only permitted in cases where there is a “real and substantial” threat to the life…
Why the Oireachtas Committee voted for Repeal
Overview The Joint Oireachtas Committee on the 8th Amendment published its recommendations in December 2017. The key outcomes of their vote are summarised in our previous blogpost. Here, we…
