# 8th amendment

The long road to Repeal, a timeline of abortion law in Ireland

Looking back at the key moments in Ireland’s abortion law history that brought us to where we are today.

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# health minister

Harris lobbied by pharmacists' group and pharma company on free contraception

The Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment recommended free contraception for all women.

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Jan 26th 2019, 12:05 AM

Timeline: The history of abortion in Ireland

Ireland voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment in May of this year.

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Dec 30th 2018, 9:00 PM

# Health Committee

Harris says abortion legislation doesn't mention the word 'abortion' for legal reasons

The Health Minister also said he wants the Bill to be inclusive of members of the trans community.

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Nov 6th 2018, 2:06 PM

Campaigning for Repeal: 'My hijab made me a target. My brown skin made me a target'

Now I see why so few other Muslim girls chose to voice opinions about the referendum, writes Somaya Mahmud.

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Jun 10th 2018, 8:45 AM

Ruth Coppinger: No Leo, this wasn't a 'quiet revolution'

It was the active involvement of tens of thousands on the ground in the referendum campaign – a social and political movement in itself – that was critical to the resounding win, writes Ruth Coppinger.

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Jun 7th 2018, 7:00 AM

# what they saw

Observers from the UK, US and Canada monitored the Eighth referendum

They raised concerns about some ballot boxes allegedly not being sealed correctly and so-called ‘family voting’.

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Jun 2nd 2018, 6:00 PM

# Gogglebox for Yes

Irish viewers were emotional watching the Gogglebox folk discuss last week's referendum

‘They just wanted a choice.’

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Jun 2nd 2018, 9:20 AM

Column: 'We need to learn from how we treated each other during the referendum'

Whatever way we voted, we are all human beings and deserve respect, writes Philip Kirwan.

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May 28th 2018, 7:00 AM

# Abortion Pills

GPs to hold emergency meeting to discuss referendum result

Abortion services are expected to be GP-led.

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May 27th 2018, 5:00 PM

# Catholic Church

Archbishop says he is 'deeply saddened' by referendum result

Eamon Martin, the leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland, has thanked “courageous” pro-life campaigners.

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May 27th 2018, 3:52 PM

# together for yes

'We owe her family a great debt': Calls for abortion legislation to be named Savita's Law

Together for Yes said the legislation must be enacted as quickly as possible.

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May 27th 2018, 2:45 PM

Harris to seek permission to draft abortion legislation over summer

It could be in place by the end of the year.

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May 27th 2018, 10:13 AM

'Stepping out from under our shadows': How international media reacted to the referendum

The eyes of the world were on Ireland yesterday.

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May 27th 2018, 9:31 AM

# Transparency

This is why you're still seeing referendum ads online

Google said that it was blocking ads – but Google isn’t the only way for campaigns to place ads online.

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May 24th 2018, 5:03 PM

# 8thRef

Don't be confused at the ballot box - you're voting on the 36th Amendment tomorrow

The Eighth Amendment won’t be mentioned on the ballot paper.

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May 24th 2018, 6:05 AM

# tipping the scales

'You have to examine your conscience': What tipped the scales for someone who voted for the 8th in 1983?

“I gave a lot of thought to this referendum.”

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May 23rd 2018, 8:30 PM

'Please come home Mam, I'm in agony': Parents of women who had crisis pregnancies urge Yes vote

Elaine Bedford spoke about her daughter’s experience taking abortion pills last year.

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May 23rd 2018, 2:41 PM

'She was not a baby with a fatal foetal abnormality, she was my baby, and she was perfect'

We are being asked to sanction every future abortion in Ireland on the basis of my pain, and the pain of women like me, writes Vicky Wall.

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May 23rd 2018, 7:00 AM

John Bruton: 'Abortion ends a life. Once it has happened there is no going back'

If the State is to have a obligation to step in to protect a one-month-old baby, it also has an obligation, four months earlier, to protect its right to be born, writes John Bruton.

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May 22nd 2018, 8:00 PM

# Independent alliance

'If you vote No, abortion will not stop, we'll just export it to England'

John Halligan has appealed to men, in particular, to back the repeal of the Eighth Amendment.

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May 22nd 2018, 5:46 PM

# the eighth amendment

'I realised she didn’t want me to get pregnant because that would impact me so much with chemo'

How does it feel to go through cancer treatment when you could potentially get pregnant?

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May 21st 2018, 8:00 PM

# you asked

Watch: We put your questions to the chair of the Referendum Commission

We spoke live to Justice Isobel Kennedy.

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May 21st 2018, 7:17 PM

# Men4Yes

'It's not right for a woman to be criminalised for having a choice to her own body and her own quality of life'

We spoke to 3 men in their early 20s who will be voting yes in the upcoming referendum and found out why.

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May 20th 2018, 8:00 AM

What would you like to ask the head of the Referendum Commission?

We’re putting them to Justice Isobel Kennedy in a Facebook Live.

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May 19th 2018, 7:45 PM

# The 8th Interviews

On the fence on the 8th? Here are the interviews everyone should listen to before May 25th

Make sure you’re informed before you go to the polls.

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May 19th 2018, 5:00 PM

Families of those who died in road accidents 'upset' at placing of white crosses in Donegal

A Donegal Pro-Life campaigner told TheJournal.ie that “this is our version of posters”.

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May 19th 2018, 4:11 PM

'I was in pain all the time': Pregnant woman denied treatment for 'gangrenous ovarian cyst'

Kate Campbell had to have her ovary, fallopian tube and part of her abdominal wall removed.

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May 19th 2018, 2:14 PM

# together for yes

'Our access to basic healthcare is determined by whether we can afford it, our visa status, our passport and our language'

Migrant women and pregnant people including asylum seekers are disproportionately affected by the 8th Amendment.

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May 19th 2018, 8:00 AM

# 1983 Referendum

Two Irish women told us what it was like being students during the 1983 Referendum

One voted for, one voted against the Amendment. How will they vote this time?

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May 18th 2018, 6:00 PM

'I'm not amoral, not stupid, and not promiscuous. I took every precaution. I still got pregnant'

“Am I selfish for taking control of my own fate rather than simply letting life happen to me? I do not see it that way.”

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May 18th 2018, 7:00 AM

# switch off

12 little things you can do to switch off if the referendum is getting too much for you

We all need to look after ourselves.

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May 14th 2018, 4:00 PM

# Bops for Yes

13 songs for Yes that you need to get you through to May 25th

We’ve designed the perfect playlist.

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May 12th 2018, 7:00 PM

The deadline to register to vote is today, here's what you need to know

It’s not too late to register but you need to get your skates on.

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May 8th 2018, 1:45 PM

# Sarah Hyland

'I am Irish': Modern Family's Sarah Hyland on the need to repeal the 8th Amendment

“I am a woman. I am Irish.”

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May 8th 2018, 1:23 PM

Anti-amendment Dún Laoghaire bucked the national trend in '83. We went to talk to locals this week

The ’83 debate was bitter and divisive. Those who lived through it say there’s a more informed debate on the doorsteps today.

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May 7th 2018, 9:00 PM

Q&A: Here's how many women and girls travel to the UK for abortions

More than 170,000 females have travelled to another country for a termination since 1980.

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May 7th 2018, 12:05 AM

# Roscommon-Mayo

8 out of 10 voters in this area backed the Eighth Amendment in '83. We went to talk to locals this week

How are the campaigns shaping up in traditionally conservative Roscommon and east Mayo?

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May 6th 2018, 9:00 PM