6,666 abortions were carried out in Ireland last year
It’s the first annual report to be published since the grounds on which termination of pregnancy is lawfully permitted were expanded in Ireland. There were 6,666 terminations of pregnancy carried out in Ireland last year under legislation enacted following the repeal of the Eighth Amendment. Official figures released by the Department of Health show that […]
6 years ago
Green Party deny report that Save the Eighth campaigner is their prospective choice for Attorney General
The Green Party has denied the report. The Green Party has issued a statement denying media reports that they had chosen junior counsel Roderick Maguire as their candidate for the Attorney General, as part of coalition negotiations. A report in the Sunday Times (24 May) claimed that “the lawyer named as the Greens’ likely candidate […]
6 years ago
Longford GP office vandalised with graphic anti-abortion graffiti
Some of the messages were very disturbing. The Longford Medical Centre at Leader House in Longford Town has been targeted with anti-abortion graffiti. Photos from the scene, featured in the Longford Leader, show the front of the building covered in spray paint. The graffiti tags include messages such as “Pro-Choicer ageist Nazis were racist” and […]
7 years ago
Abortion to be legal in Ireland from 1 January after Seanad passes legislation
A historic moment. On Thursday evening, the Seanad followed the Dáil in passing the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018. Abortions will now be legally available in Ireland from 1 January, 2019. Following a tense year of debate which saw the Irish public go to the polls over its constitutional ban on abortion, […]
7 years ago
Emma Watson pens powerful open letter to Savita Halappanavar
‘It was a great honour to pay the deepest respect to the legacy of Dr Savita Halappanavar, whose death powered the determination of activists to change Irish abortion laws and fight for reproductive justice all over the world.’ Emma Watson has penned a powerful open letter to Indian dentist Savita Halappanavar, who died following a septic […]
8 years ago
The Eighth Amendment has officially been removed from the Irish constitution
Repealed the Eighth. Almost four months after the Irish public voted in large numbers to repeal the Eighth Amendment, first introduced by referendum in 1983, President Michael D. Higgins has signed a bill formally repealing the eighth. The formalisation of the referendum result was stayed by a handful of legal cases which sought to challenge […]
8 years ago