Irish woman refused abortion following fatal foetal diagnosis, TD says
Ruth Coppinger has brought the issue to the Dáil. The Dáil has heard that a woman who was 14 weeks pregnant carrying a baby with a fatal foetal abnormality was denied an abortion at The Coombe Hospital in Dublin. TD Ruth Coppinger raised the issue on Thursday morning. Coppinger said that doctors confirmed a fatal foetal […]
7 years ago
Together For Yes crowdfunding campaign hits €250,000 mark after 12 hours
The group has expanded their target from 25,000 posters to 40,000. The Together for Yes campaign, a group which favours a repealing of the Eighth Amendment, has raised over €250,000 on Tuesday thanks to an online campaign set up to fund posters for the upcoming referendum. Having launched the crowdfunding campaign at 8.30am on Tuesday morning (10 April), […]
8 years ago
Referendum on the Eighth Amendment confirmed after bill passes final Oireachtas stage
The bill was passed on Wednesday afternoon. The referendum to decide whether to repeal the Eighth Amendment has been set for Friday, 25 May. Passing the fifth stage in the Seanad, the Referendum Bill was voted through by a total of 40 votes to 10. https://twitter.com/senatornoone/status/979011938150731776 The draft legislation was approved by the Dáil on […]
8 years ago
Micheál Martin supports removing the 8th amendment after carefully examining the evidence
He’s changed his tune significantly. Micheál Martin TD shocked the Dáil on Thursday afternoon following a hearty endorsement of repealing the controversial Eighth Amendment on abortion. The Fianna Fáil TD told the Dáil on Thursday afternoon: “Retaining the 8th amendment will not make Ireland a country without abortion.” This is huge: The leader of Fianna […]
8 years ago
WATCH: The live stream of the citizens assembly’s final debate on abortion
The citizens assembly is meeting for the final time today on the topic of abortion in Ireland. The assembly has been asked to make a recommendation to the Irish government as to whether the laws restricting abortion in Ireland should be changed. The citizens assembly, consisting of 99 citizens of Ireland, is intended to be […]
9 years ago
VIDEO: The BBC give coverage to Ireland’s Repeal the 8th campaign
The campaign gathers speed as it begins to attract international attention. The BBC have aired a news segment on the Repeal the 8th campaign that has been gathering momentum in Ireland. Pro-choice campaigner Janet O’Sullivan has posted the video in which she is interviewed alongside pro-life campaigner Katie Ascough. This all comes ahead of a […]
10 years ago