Category Archives: Stigma

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Sharing stories: I quite literally could have died sometime over the last three weeks

  As part of our Citizens Assembly submission we gathered the real stories of real women who had been affected by the 8th Amendment. Now, as we approach the referendum to remove…

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Sharing stories: Would you agree with them?

As part of our Citizens Assembly submission we gathered the real stories of real women who had been affected by the 8th Amendment. Now, as we approach the referendum to…

Let’s Talk About: Mandatory Waiting Periods

  After we repeal the 8th Amendment this summer, the government will face the task of defining access to abortion care. In this blogpost, we examine one kind of regulation…

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Let’s Talk About: Refusals to Provide Abortion Care on Grounds of Conscience

We all deserve timely, local healthcare. After we repeal the 8th we will need to ensure that the law does not contain obstacles to our healthcare. The prospect of doctors…

Press Release: Ireland is ramping up to Vote Yes to increased abortion access

The Abortion Rights Campaign say they’ve trained an average of 9 canvassers a day since the start of January. ARC spokesperson Linda Kavanagh said: “It is really important we can…