Category Archives: Facts

8 Reasons to Repeal the 8th Amendment

Here is a simple break down of why we need to repeal the 8th amendment of the constitution. It is by no means all of the reasons. The 8th Amendment…

International Transgender Day of Visibility

Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility, it has been celebrated on March 31st from 2009 and set up to be a positive counter point to Transgender Day of Remembrance…

O’Really? A familiar abortion myth gets another airing

Blink and you’ll miss him. John O’Reilly, the Greta Garbo of Ireland’s religious right, had a letter published in the Irish Times over the weekend in which he belatedly defended…

What the Numbers Don’t Tell Us: Irish Abortion in the UK in 2013

3,679 women gave Irish addresses when having an abortion in the UK last year; still a staggering 70 women a week, but the numbers don’t tell the whole story. The statistics are…

IFPA Abortion Video

IFPA: Abortion in Ireland video

This great animation from the IFPA illustrates some of the statistics around abortion in Ireland, and tackles some of the widespread myths: