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Contact your TDs: Demand accessible abortion legislation
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26 Apr, 2013
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It has been revealed that proposed draft X case legislation calls for six doctors to be involved in the process for approving a termination when there is a threat of suicide….
Weekly Roundup: “Medical Misadventure” verdict in Galway, and mounting tension between Government parties over Abortion Bill
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25 Apr, 2013
Posted in: Media | Weekly Roundup | No Comments
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 look at coverage from…
Press Release: Immediate action on abortion legislation demanded from Minister James Reilly
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23 Apr, 2013
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The Abortion Rights Campaign is gravely concerned about the continuing delay in introducing legislation to protect the lives of pregnant women in Ireland. ARC call on Minister James Reilly to…
Contact your TDs: Suicidal women should have to see no more than two Doctors to procure an abortion which they are constitutionally entitled to
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22 Apr, 2013
Posted in: Contact your TD | Politics and Lobbying | 2 Comments
Click here to email your TDs quickly using this fantastic tool from ‘Who is my TD?’ – Simply copy and paste our template email (below), and let your elected representatives know how…
Press Release: Abortion Rights Campaign call for legislation after return of inquest verdict
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19 Apr, 2013
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Speaking following the return of the inquest verdict in to the death of Savita Halappanavar, Abortion Rights Campaign spokesperson Cathie Doherty said the verdict confirmed that Savita’s death was preventable…
Press Release: Abortion Bill must be be enacted before summer break
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17 Apr, 2013
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Abortion Bill must be be enacted before summer break The Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) has welcomed the news that the Protection of Maternal Life Bill is to be published by…
Weekly Roundup: Keeping An Eye On The IMO And Inquest.
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12 Apr, 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 look at the…
A change to the Constitution is needed in order to protect women’s lives
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11 Apr, 2013
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In a bid to reforming our 76-year old Constitution, the Irish government recently set up the Constitutional Convention, a body of 100 parliamentarians and members of the public, to review…
The ARC ‘My Body – My Choice’ Photoboards
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07 Apr, 2013
Posted in: Creative and Direct Action | Events | Comments Off on The ARC ‘My Body – My Choice’ Photoboards
At the Anarchists’ Book-fair (Sat April 6th) – passersby showed their support for the Abortion Rights Campaign by posing with the ARC – ‘My Body – My Choice’ photoboards. These…
Highlights from the Ten Days for Choice
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19 Mar, 2013
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ARC’s 10 Days of Abortion Rights Action served the dual function of marking 21 years since the X Case judgement and demanding legislation before the summer is out. While we’ve…
