ARC Blog
From local to global – how a grass roots organisation gets to speak in front of the UN
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13 Feb, 2017
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Last year, ARC got an amazing opportunity to participate in International Women’s Rights Action Watch (IWRAR) Asia Pacific from Global to Local training. This training is specially designed to…
Disruption to Abortion Services in the UK Means Some Women from Ireland Must Travel to Other Countries
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09 Feb, 2017
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Women and pregnant people in Ireland are having difficulty obtaining appointments for treatment at UK clinics due to high demand. The Abortion Support Network, who help hundreds of women travel…
What unites sex workers’ rights and abortion rights movements?
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06 Feb, 2017
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Reducing stigma & realising bodily autonomy By @CuteCatriona and Grace Wilentz The Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) and the Sex Workers’ Alliance Ireland (SWAI) are part of a larger, integrated movement for…
Strike 4 Repeal
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30 Jan, 2017
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August 26th, 1970, the United States. 24th October 1975, Iceland. 3rd October 2016, Poland. 19th October 2016, Argentina. On each of these dates, in each of these countries, thousands…
My Bodily Autonomy, My Choice
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29 Jan, 2017
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I just got my organ donor card in the post. As with far too many things, I had been intending to do it for a very long time, but had…
Abortion Rights Campaign analysis of Saturday 7 January session of the Citizens’ Assembly
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10 Jan, 2017
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As we have done before, this weekend we followed the livestream of the Citizens’ Assembly (CA) proceedings as they met for the second time to discuss the Eighth Amendment….
Travelling art exhibition highlights urgent need for reform of Ireland’s abortion laws
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04 Jan, 2017
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Travelling art exhibition highlights urgent need for reform of Ireland’s abortion laws At least 10 women and girls each day travel to the UK to access abortion services DONEGAL, January…
Abortion Rights Campaign Submission to the Citizens’ Assembly
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24 Dec, 2016
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The Abortion Rights Campaign is the largest grassroots pro-choice organisation in Ireland. In the attached document, which represents the first half of our submission, we have outlined the reasons…
Abortion Rights Campaign disappointed with BAI Ruling
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22 Dec, 2016
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The Abortion Rights Campaign is disappointed with the formal ‘Warning Notice’ issued to RTE against The Ray D’Arcy Show’s coverage of abortion. As the national broadcaster, RTE has a…
Why I campaign for abortion rights
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14 Dec, 2016
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One of our members shares with us their submission to the Citizens Assembly. Submissions are open until the 16th of December to anyone living in Ireland and Irish…
