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On Nollaig na Mban women are asking for a real break – a repeal to the 8th amendment

Posted on: 06 Jan, 2014
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Issued by the Abortion Rights Campaign Monday 6th January 2014 Established in January 2013, the Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) has had a busy first year. We have been working hard…

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Submission from the Abortion Rights Campaign Ireland (ARC) to the Convention on the Constitution

Posted on: 01 Dec, 2013
Posted in: Politics and Lobbying | Publications | 1 Comment

Request that the Convention on the Constitution recommend repeal of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Ireland by referendum 27 November 2013 Executive summary The Abortion Rights Campaign Ireland…

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Weekly Roundup: TFMR petition the UN, BPAS weighs in on the ‘Irish Solution’ and the struggle for reproductive rights continues overseas

Posted on: 22 Nov, 2013
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Welcome to another Weekly Roundup, where each week our media team highlights how abortion is discussed at home and abroad. This week: TFMR ask the UN to denounce the prohibition on…

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BPAS serves notice to the Irish Government

Posted on: 15 Nov, 2013
Posted in: Media | Opinion | 1 Comment

On November 2nd  the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) placed the following notice in the Irish Times. They simultaneously engaged with their supporters (and detractors) across social media outlets using…

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Weekly Roundup: anniversaries, Northern guidelines, and US restrictions

Posted on: 03 Nov, 2013
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Welcome to another Weekly Roundup, where each week our media team highlights how abortion is discussed at home and abroad. This week: marking the first anniversary of Savita Halappanavar’s death,…

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Weekly Roundup: One year of Marie Stopes in Belfast; EU rejects proposal to rule abortion access a human right.

Posted on: 26 Oct, 2013
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Welcome to another Weekly Roundup, where each week our media team highlights how abortion is discussed at home and abroad. This week saw the aftermath of the HIQA report into…

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Weekly Roundup: HIQA, Tragic cases in NI and the anniversary of Savita’s death.

Posted on: 15 Oct, 2013
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Welcome to another Weekly Roundup, where each week our MediaWatch team highlights how abortion is discussed in the media at home and abroad. This week saw a new report into…

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Alliance for Choice Press Release, 10th October 2013

Posted on: 10 Oct, 2013
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Alliance for Choice Press Release, 10th October 2013. On Wednesday 9th October, the Northern Irish public learned the story of a brave woman, ‘Sarah’ who was refused an abortion at…

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The Abortion Rights Campaign calls for justice and action based on HIQA Patient Safety Report

Posted on: 10 Oct, 2013
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Speaking today, Janet Ní Shuilleabháin from the Abortion Rights Campaign [ARC] noted that the Health Information and Quality Authority [HIQA] report on patient safety and service quality standards is now…

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Weekly Roundup: Fr Doran resigns, Halappanavar sues, and we march for choice

Posted on: 07 Oct, 2013
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Welcome to another Weekly Roundup, where each week our MediaWatch team highlights how abortion is discussed in the media at home and abroad! Over the past two weeks, we heard…

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