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Weekly Roundup: Jeopardy around the Globe and Weighing in on New Legislation

Posted on: 14 Jun, 2013
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Welcome to another ARC Weekly Roundup, where each week our MediaWatch team highlights how abortion is discussed in the media at home and abroad. Praise and perdition Last Friday brought…

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Never Again – Repeal the 8th Amendment

Posted on: 13 Jun, 2013
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On the issuing of the HSE report into the death of Savita Halappanavar in Galway in October 2012, the Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) extends their utmost sympathy to Praveen Halappanavar,…

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Women’s Hands Tied by Abortion Bill

Posted on: 13 Jun, 2013
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The Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) welcomes the publication of the draft bill as a move towards the government fulfilling their obligations under Irish constitutional law and the European Court of Human…

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Weekly Roundup: TDs in Disagreement, Fatal Foetal Abnormalities and the Sad Loss of an Abortion Rights Campaigner

Posted on: 31 May, 2013
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Welcome to another ARC Weekly Roundup, where each week our MediaWatch team highlights how abortion is discussed in the media at home and abroad. Last week, we brought you a…

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Modern day philosopher kings seek to deny women the right to act for themselves

Posted on: 28 May, 2013
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by Dr Clara Fischer who is a co-ordinator of the Irish Feminist Network and a member of the Abortion Rights Campaign Last week the Oireachtas health committee heard submissions from legal and medical experts on the Protection of Life…

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Weekly Roundup: Summary of the Oireachtas Hearings on the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013

Posted on: 24 May, 2013
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Welcome to another ARC Weekly Roundup, where each week our MediaWatch team highlights how abortion is discussed in the media at home and abroad. This week, we give you a…

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Press Release: Group of organisations to raise common points and reservations regarding Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill

Posted on: 22 May, 2013
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The Abortion Rights campaign supports joint statement from group of organisations which raises common points and reservations regarding Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill Following the Oireachtas hearings with medical and…

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Weekly Roundup: Pressure on Government as the Horrific Outcomes of Restrictive Abortion Policies Become Clear Worldwide

Posted on: 17 May, 2013
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Welcome to another ARC Weekly Roundup, where each week our MediaWatch team highlights how abortion is discussed in the media at home and abroad. This week, the Abortion Rights Campaign’s…

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Tell A Fine Gael TD: Day 7 Enda Kenny

Posted on: 15 May, 2013
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The Heads of Bill were announced on the abortion legislation that has been 2 decades coming, and as that legislation is only a start on the need for abortion access…

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ARC submission to the Oireachtas Health Committee regarding the General Scheme of the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013

Posted on: 14 May, 2013
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  Submission to the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children in respect of its consideration of the General Scheme of the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013 May 2013   Introduction…

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