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8 Myths

Posted on: 07 Aug, 2016
Posted in: Breaking Silence | Facts | Stigma | 7 Comments

We originally posted these 8 Myths in the run-up to International Women’s Day 2014. Here we’ve gathered them all up into one post so you can quickly and easily bust…

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Abortion FAQs

Posted on: 06 Aug, 2016
Posted in: Facts | Repeal the 8th | Stigma | 1 Comment

In the ongoing abortion debate in Ireland there is a lot of misinformation, misconceptions and stretching of the truth. In this document we aim to give informative, factual, and clear…

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They Say, We Say

Posted on: 06 Aug, 2016
Posted in: Facts | Stigma | 4 Comments

Here are our responses to the most common anti-choice statements and arguments. Click here to download a printable version: theysaywesay2   They say: The 8th Amendment is Ireland’s ‘Life Equality Amendment’….

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Volunteers Needed for this years March For Choice

Posted on: 05 Aug, 2016
Posted in: Getting involved | Media | Repeal the 8th | 2 Comments

Can you volunteer a little time this September and help support the March for Choice 2016? The March for Choice will see pro-choice activists, organisations and individuals from around the…

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Rise and Repeal March for Choice 2016

Posted on: 02 Aug, 2016
Posted in: Events | Repeal the 8th | 4 Comments

  Our 5th Annual March for Choice, takes place on Saturday the 24th of September, assembling at the Garden of Remembrance on Parnell Square from 1.30pm, before we march to…

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Online shop

Posted on: 08 Jul, 2016
Posted in: Featured | Repeal the 8th | Stigma | 13 Comments

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Fatal Foetal Abnormality

Posted on: 06 Jul, 2016
Posted in: Contact your TD | Opinion | Repeal the 8th | No Comments

A search of the Wiley Online Library (a database of academic resources available online) for the term “fatal foetal abnormality” produces 2649 results. Searching for the American spelling “fatal fetal…

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Press release: UN Human Rights Committee says Ireland’s prohibition on abortion violates human rights

Posted on: 10 Jun, 2016
Posted in: Media | Policy & Advocacy | Press Release | Repeal the 8th | No Comments

In a landmark judgment today in the case of Amanda Jane Mellet v Ireland, the United Nations Human Rights Committee found that Ireland’s prohibition on abortion, in itself, violates human…

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A Brief History of Abortion and Female Medicine: International Day of Action for Women’s Health, 28th of May 2016

Posted on: 07 Jun, 2016
Posted in: Breaking Silence | Facts | Stigma | Uncategorized | No Comments

Saturday the 28th of May was the International Day of Action for Women’s Health, designed to commemorate women’s health advocates and their communities across the world. Its official website lists the…

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June 1st is Global Day of Parents

Posted on: 01 Jun, 2016
Posted in: Facts | Repeal the 8th | Stigma | No Comments

Today, 1 June, is the Global Day of Parents, and a good opportunity to set the record straight on something: abortion is not something people resort to in an attempt…

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