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Want to help the Abortion Rights Campaign this summer and have fun doing it?
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16 Apr, 2017
Posted in: Creative and Direct Action | Getting involved | Repeal the 8th | Stigma | 4 Comments
This summer the Abortion Rights Campaign will be fundraising at a number of outdoor concerts and needs your help! If you would like to see some bands for free, have…
I’m a Single Mother, I’m Pro-Choice, and My Daughter Is Too
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12 Apr, 2017
Posted in: Breaking Silence | Opinion | Repeal the 8th | Stigma | 2 Comments
By Emma Delahan This is an excerpt from a piece I wrote recently which addresses the question I am often asked: How does your daughter feel about you being involved…
The Reality of Abortion In Ireland
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11 Apr, 2017
Posted in: Facts | Policy & Advocacy | Repeal the 8th | No Comments
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
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03 Apr, 2017
Posted in: Facts | Media | Opinion | Policy & Advocacy | Repeal the 8th | No Comments
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.
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09 Mar, 2017
Posted in: Media | Opinion | Policy & Advocacy | Press Release | Repeal the 8th | No Comments
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
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07 Mar, 2017
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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…
Unchallenged Claims Made By Anti-Choice Advocacy Groups at Citizens’ Assembly
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06 Mar, 2017
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Press Release from the Abortion Rights Campaign – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – UNCHALLENGED CLAIMS MADE BY ANTI CHOICE ADVOCACY GROUPS AT CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLY The Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) strongly condemns…
Once Again, Poll Shows Majority Want To See Change To Abortion Laws
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03 Mar, 2017
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STATEMENT FROM ABORTION RIGHTS CAMPAIGN – 3rd March 2017 – For Immediate Release Once Again, Poll Shows Majority Want To See Change To Abortion Laws The Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC)…
Open Letter to the Citizens’ Assembly
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23 Feb, 2017
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We are disappointed not to have been invited to present at the Citizens’ Assembly sessions on 4-5 March. The Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) is the largest pro-choice group in Ireland….
Government unable to provide answers on abortion at CEDAW hearings
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16 Feb, 2017
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Press Release from the Abortion Rights Campaign – February 16th 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For media inquiries please contact: [email protected] Government unable to provide answers on abortion as Irish State…
