Category Archives: Press Release

The Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill Final Stage has passed by 90 votes to 15.

Press Release: Abortion legislation must be passed in time for January 2019 deadline

The Government has a duty to ensure that legislation is passed as soon as possible to ensure the timely provision of abortion services and stop even more pregnant people having…

Dáil vote of 102 Yeses to 6 Nos

Press release: Dail vote welcome but issues with legislation must be resolved

ARC welcomes today’s Dáil vote of 102 Yeses to 6 Nos, which brings the Health Bill to committee stage, but reiterates problems with the legislation. Speaking this evening, ARC spokesperson…

Ireland has repealed the 8th

Press release: More must be done to ensure truly accessible abortion care says Abortion Rights Campaign

The Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) welcomes the introduction of legislation that will legalise abortion, but say that much more needs to be done to ensure that abortion care is accessible…

Luke Field

Why I’m Marching: We’ve come a long way, but we have further still to go

Luke is an academic and political activist based in Cork, and a member of Rebels4Choice, the Cork branch of the Abortion Rights Campaign. Here he shares his reasons for travelling…

Repealed the 8th image

Press release: The constitutional impediment to abortions in Ireland is gone

On the anniversary of the 8th Amendment being voted in, the Abortion Rights Campaign welcomes today’s decision by the Supreme Court that clears the way for abortion legislation to proceed…