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Amendments from the Abortion Rights Campaign to the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013

Posted on: 05 Jul, 2013
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Proposed Amendments in respect of the General Scheme of the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013 July 2013 Submission summary The Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) has conducted extensive analysis…

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Protect women and their families – Repeal the 8th amendment

Posted on: 03 Jul, 2013
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The Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) is gravely disappointed by the decision of the Health Committee to reject the amendment which would allow abortions to be offered to women suffering inevitable…

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Pro-Choice Protest takes place outside the Life House

Posted on: 02 Jul, 2013
Posted in: Creative and Direct Action | Events | 1 Comment

A spontaneous protest occurred on Friday June 28th outside the Life House on Capel St. in a direct response to a series of incidents involving the Anti-Choice group ‘Youth Defence’….

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Weekly Roundup: while we stand with Wendy, the Dáil struggles to reach agreement on abortion rights

Posted on: 01 Jul, 2013
Posted in: Media | Weekly Roundup | 1 Comment

Welcome to another Weekly Roundup, where each week our MediaWatch team highlights how abortion is discussed in the media at home and abroad. Appropriately so, we kick off this week’s…

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An accessible version of the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013

Posted on: 30 Jun, 2013
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Joseph Loughnane, a contributor to the Irish Student Left Online and a member of Galway Pro-Choice has put together an accessible version of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill…

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LEGISLATION WE CAN’T LIVE WITH

Posted on: 27 Jun, 2013
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The Abortion Rights Campaign [ARC] regretfully announces that following extensive analysis, we find the ‘Protection of Life During Pregnancy’ Bill is not fit for purpose. This legislation does not establish…

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Press Release: Legislation We Can’t Live With

Posted on: 27 Jun, 2013
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  The Abortion Rights Campaign [ARC] has after extensive analysis, said the ‘Protection of Life During Pregnancy’ Bill is “not fit for purpose.” According to the ARC it will A)…

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Standing with Wendy Davis and women all over the world.

Posted on: 26 Jun, 2013
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As dawn breaks early over Ireland I am still up, watching the end of a staggering day in the Texas State Legislature in the U.S.A. It is the last day…

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New Irish Abortion Legislation Will Not Prevent Another Savita Halappanavar Case

Posted on: 25 Jun, 2013
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This week, the Irish parliament is debating new abortion legislation, to be enacted before the parliamentary summer break. For anybody familiar with the now infamous Savita Halappanavar case, this should…

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Weekly Roundup: Proposed Protection of Life during Pregnancy bill & Extreme Anti-Choice reactions.

Posted on: 21 Jun, 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’s coverage was all about the…

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