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Press release: Dail vote welcome but issues with legislation must be resolved
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23 Oct, 2018
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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…
Let’s Talk About: What We Can Learn from Italy about “conscientious objection”
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23 Oct, 2018
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My name is Paola Rivetti and I am a member of MERJ: Migrants and Ethnic Minorities for Reproductive Justice. We formed some months before the referendum with the goal of…
Let’s Talk About: It’s Time to Stop Treating Abortion as a Crime
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21 Oct, 2018
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Abortion is recognised as an essential aspect of healthcare by the World Health Organization. Yet, it is seen as a criminal issue by many governments around the world, including here…
Let’s talk about: the refusal to provide abortion care, or ‘conscientious objection’
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18 Oct, 2018
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In this blog post, we talk about why the refusal to provide medical treatment harms pregnant people and what needs to be done to support medical professionals in the…
Let’s Talk About: The Abortion Legislation Being Debated In The Dáil Right Now
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17 Oct, 2018
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The Oireachtas is currently debating the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 which will legislate for abortion in Ireland, as we voted for in May. The Bill…
The hard work has just begun: pushing for the best legislation
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16 Oct, 2018
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As the Government prepares to introduce abortion legislation, we explain how vitally important it is that activists stay involved and push for the best legislation – and provision – possible….
Budgeting for Abortion Care 2019
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07 Oct, 2018
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Following the resounding referendum result to remove the 8th Amendment, Budget 2019 is the first opportunity the State has ever had to provide meaningful resources for abortion care. This is…
Press release: More must be done to ensure truly accessible abortion care says Abortion Rights Campaign
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04 Oct, 2018
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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…
ARC Submission on Abortion Legislation
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03 Oct, 2018
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Below is a submission made to the Government by the Abortion Rights Campaign on the Health (Regulation of the Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 on October 3, 2018 Submission on the…
Tell your TD why we need Free, Safe, Legal abortion
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01 Oct, 2018
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Over the coming days and weeks, as the Dáil debates legislation outlining how abortion services will be provided in Ireland, it will be more crucial than ever to get out…
