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

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…

Never Again – Repeal the 8th Amendment

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,…

Women’s Hands Tied by Abortion Bill

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…

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

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…

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

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…