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Press Release: Abortion Rights Campaign welcomes remote consultation in the Republic, but says urgent action is needed to ensure access in Northern Ireland
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08 Apr, 2020
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The Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) welcomes the new model of care allowing doctors to consult with patients entirely by phone or videoconference for abortion in primary care settings. Telemedicine to…
Letter to Editors Re: Telemedicine
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24 Mar, 2020
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24th March 2020 Dear Sirs, During this unprecedented emergency in public health, we must ensure that people can access the healthcare they need, including abortion care. We have contacted the…
Press Release: Activists across the island call for emergency measures to include abortion telemedicine
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18 Mar, 2020
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17/03/2020 Across the Island of Ireland, we are coming to terms with social distancing, and the huge additional burden that will be placed on our healthcare systems due to the…
Letter to Rt. Hon. Brandon Lewis MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
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17 Mar, 2020
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Dear Secretary of State: We write to you from the Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC), a grassroots campaign representing pregnant people across the island of Ireland. We wish to express our…
Submission to the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality
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08 Mar, 2020
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Download PDF of the submission here The Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) is an all-island grassroots movement for choice and change. Since 2012 we have been raising awareness and advocating to…
#GE2020 : Your voting FAQs
Posted on:
15 Jan, 2020
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When is the election? There will be a general election, in other words a Dáil election, on Saturday, 8 February 2020. Do I need to be registered to vote? Yes….
Press release: Abortion Rights Campaign launch “How to Report on Abortion: A Guide for Journalists and Citizen Communicators in Ireland”
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06 Jan, 2020
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The Abortion Rights Campaign have launched media guidelines to assist those reporting on abortion in choosing appropriate language and imagery to reflect the lived experience of those accessing abortion. The…
Press Release: This Nollaig na mBan, women and pregnant people still need safe and accessible abortion provision
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06 Jan, 2020
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This Nollaig na mBan, women and pregnant people still need safe and accessible abortion provision, says Abortion Rights Campaign “As we mark Nollaig na mBan 2020, one year after the…
Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination for its Consideration of the Combined Fifth to Ninth Periodic Reports of Ireland (CERD/C/IRL/5-9)
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02 Dec, 2019
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About our Organisations The Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) is a grassroots all-volunteer group dedicated to achieving free, safe, legal and local abortion care across the island of Ireland for everyone…
Press Release: The North is now. Today marks a historic change that is long overdue
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21 Oct, 2019
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As of today, abortion has been decriminalised and same-sex marriage legalised across Northern Ireland. This is a momentous step for human rights in the North and a testament to the…
