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Rogue Agents
Posted on:
16 Mar, 2016
Posted in: Facts | Media | 1 Comment
(Note: Since this post was first published in 2016, the law has changed in Ireland and people are able to access abortion care from their GPs in certain circumstances. For…
See Something, Say Something
Posted on:
10 Mar, 2016
Posted in: Breaking Silence | Media | Opinion | Stigma | 1 Comment
They say a picture is worth a thousand words and certainly pictures help to set the scene and often the tone and context of an article. Which is why sometimes…
Guest post from Parents for Choice
Posted on:
06 Mar, 2016
Posted in: Breaking Silence | Opinion | Repeal the 8th | Stigma | 1 Comment
Parents for Choice are a group of parents who support a person’s right to choose in pregnancy and childbirth. This group fully supports the repeal of the 8th amendment. Today, for Mothers…
Share Your Abortion Story Ireland Project
Posted on:
16 Feb, 2016
Posted in: Breaking Silence | Creative and Direct Action | Stigma | No Comments
The Share Your Abortion Story Project started as a reaction to the ubiquitous “Abortion tears her life apart” billboards that suddenly appeared in Dublin a few years ago. We wanted…
News release Issued by the Abortion Rights Campaign Wednesday 13 January 2016
Posted on:
13 Jan, 2016
Posted in: Media | Policy & Advocacy | Press Release | Repeal the 8th | No Comments
Marginalised Girls Continue To Bear The Full Burden Of Ireland’s Abortion Ban Tomorrow (Thursday, January 14th), members of the Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) will be in Geneva, Switzerland for a…
News release Issued by the Abortion Rights Campaign Tuesday 12 January 2016
Posted on:
12 Jan, 2016
Posted in: Media | Northern Ireland | Policy & Advocacy | Press Release | 4 Comments
ACTIVISTS STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH WOMAN ARRESTED IN NORTHERN IRELAND We condemn the arrest and prosecution of a 21 year old woman in County Down who has been accused of…
My Body, My Choice, My Vote: ARC’s General Election Pack
Posted on:
05 Jan, 2016
Posted in: Contact your TD | Creative and Direct Action | Policy & Advocacy | Repeal the 8th | 1 Comment
This is where you will find all our General Election assets as they are released. You can download, print them off, and use them at home. Please click on the…
Time for a New Years Revolution?
Posted on:
01 Jan, 2016
Posted in: Media | Repeal the 8th | No Comments
Happy new year to everyone who signed the #repealthe8th petition, who came along to our open meetings, who took part in the annual March For Choice, who came along to…
Reproductive rights and partner abuse
Posted on:
17 Dec, 2015
Posted in: Breaking Silence | Repeal the 8th | Stigma | No Comments
Last Saturday a protest was held in Dublin calling for an end to the culture of violence against women. Unfortunately, reproductive rights and partner abuse are linked. An estimated 30% of abuse starts when…
Men and the 8th Amendment
Posted on:
02 Dec, 2015
Posted in: Opinion | Repeal the 8th | Stigma | No Comments
Abortion has always been seen as a women’s issue, but restriction of access to safe abortion services is a human rights issue. Men are also discriminated by and hurt by…
