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Press Release: Need for abortion care at home highlighted by freak weather says Abortion Rights Campaign

Posted on: 28 Feb, 2018
Posted in: Media | Press Release | Repeal the 8th | No Comments

Need for abortion care at home highlighted by freak weather says Abortion Rights Campaign The Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) expresses concern for those affected by travel disruptions as they try…

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Let’s Talk About: Refusals to Provide Abortion Care on Grounds of Conscience

Posted on: 28 Feb, 2018
Posted in: Opinion | Policy & Advocacy | Repeal the 8th | Stigma | No Comments

We all deserve timely, local healthcare. After we repeal the 8th we will need to ensure that the law does not contain obstacles to our healthcare. The prospect of doctors…

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Press Release: Ireland is ramping up to Vote Yes to increased abortion access

Posted on: 25 Feb, 2018
Posted in: Breaking Silence | Creative and Direct Action | Events | Media | Press Release | Repeal the 8th | Stigma | No Comments

The Abortion Rights Campaign say they’ve trained an average of 9 canvassers a day since the start of January. ARC spokesperson Linda Kavanagh said: “It is really important we can…

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Explainer: Why are we still waiting for a referendum date?

Posted on: 22 Feb, 2018
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Why are we still waiting for a definite date for the referendum? Your questions, answered! This week we got some good news: the Cabinet agreed draft wording for the referendum!…

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Press release: Clear and concise wording of enabling clause welcomed by the Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC).

Posted on: 20 Feb, 2018
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The campaign has today welcomed this important step toward a Referendum to Repeal the 8th Amendment. ARC spokesperson Linda Kavanagh said: “While the 8th amendment remains in our constitution all…

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Majority continue to support Repeal of the 8th Amendment, but this is no time for complacency, Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) says

Posted on: 18 Feb, 2018
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Majority continue to support Repeal of the 8th Amendment, but this is no time for complacency, Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) says Results from today’s Sunday Times’ poll is consistent with…

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Let’s talk about Safe, Legal and Rare

Posted on: 12 Feb, 2018
Posted in: Breaking Silence | Media | Policy & Advocacy | Repeal the 8th | No Comments

  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…

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Making Sure You Can Vote

Posted on: 01 Feb, 2018
Posted in: Facts | 29 Comments

Making Sure You Can Vote Every vote will be important in the forthcoming abortion referendum. It is therefore important that you make sure you, your family and friends can vote…

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Explainer: Government Calls for Repeal and New Provision to Legislate for Abortion

Posted on: 01 Feb, 2018
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Explainer: Government Calls for Repeal and New Provision to Legislate for Abortion The Abortion Rights Campaign has been calling for a referendum to repeal the 8th Amendment since its foundation….

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Press Release: Repeal and enable proposal ‘a clear pathway to ensuring realistic abortion access’ says Abortion Rights Campaign

Posted on: 29 Jan, 2018
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  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…

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