Why I’m Marching: Last year I marched while pregnant, this year I’ll march...
In anticipation of the March for Choice on September 28th, we are inviting our supporters to share what this year’s march means to them as part of our ‘Why I’m Marching’ blog series. Today’s post...
View ArticlePress Release: No One Left Behind
“No one left behind” is the Abortion Rights Campaign’s (ARC) message as the grassroots movement for choice and change prepares to march on International Safe Abortion Day, 28th September, from the...
View ArticleWrite your Repeal story
To mark the two year anniversary of Ireland repealing the 8th, we’re inviting you to write your own Repeal story. Did you canvass? Leaflet drop? Speak to family, friends or colleagues about why they...
View ArticleWe are the women that repealed the 8th.
G.K. I was involved with Dún Laoghaire Repeal the 8th which subsequently became Dún Laoghaire together for yes. We first met in a local pro-choice pub in September 2016. I knew no one! But I was...
View ArticleHow the North West was won
Lyn Brookes – Leitrim ARC I arrived in Ireland in October 2008 aged 48 years. I had a hysterectomy at 33 so things like contraception and unexpectedly finding myself pregnant was not a concern I had....
View ArticleI marched, canvassed, and campaigned
Shauna February 2018: My father-in-law is anti-choice. I definitively found this out this evening when I asked if he was registered and ready to vote yes for freedom to informed consent during...
View ArticleChange by Candlelight
Bernie Linnane – Leitrim ARC On a chilly November afternoon, in 2012, I stood among a small crowd in Sligo. We had gathered to protest, to express our anger, our anguish at the senseless death of...
View ArticlePress Release: On the Abortion Review, has the government lied to us?
24th May 2021 On the third anniversary of the repeal of the 8th Amendment, the Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC) highlights the promises broken by the Minister of Health on abortion, including...
View ArticleTell us what you want from the #RepealReview
To mark the fourth anniversary of Ireland repealing the 8th, we’re inviting you to share your hopes for the outcome of the review of the operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of...
View ArticlePress release: Hypocritical Government Still Forcing People to Travel
Photo credit: Debbie Hickey from Studio Ten Photography Today marks 4 years since a majority of people in Ireland voted to repeal the 8th amendment. 4 years since politicians spoke of the “Irish...
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