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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The Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment recommended free contraception for all women.
Ireland voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment in May of this year.
The Health Minister also said he wants the Bill to be inclusive of members of the trans community.
Now I see why so few other Muslim girls chose to voice opinions about the referendum, writes Somaya Mahmud.
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.
They raised concerns about some ballot boxes allegedly not being sealed correctly and so-called ‘family voting’.
‘They just wanted a choice.’
Whatever way we voted, we are all human beings and deserve respect, writes Philip Kirwan.
Abortion services are expected to be GP-led.
Eamon Martin, the leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland, has thanked “courageous” pro-life campaigners.
Together for Yes said the legislation must be enacted as quickly as possible.
It could be in place by the end of the year.
The eyes of the world were on Ireland yesterday.
Google said that it was blocking ads – but Google isn’t the only way for campaigns to place ads online.
The Eighth Amendment won’t be mentioned on the ballot paper.
“I gave a lot of thought to this referendum.”
Elaine Bedford spoke about her daughter’s experience taking abortion pills last year.
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.
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.
John Halligan has appealed to men, in particular, to back the repeal of the Eighth Amendment.
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We spoke live to Justice Isobel Kennedy.
We spoke to 3 men in their early 20s who will be voting yes in the upcoming referendum and found out why.
We’re putting them to Justice Isobel Kennedy in a Facebook Live.
Make sure you’re informed before you go to the polls.
A Donegal Pro-Life campaigner told TheJournal.ie that “this is our version of posters”.
Kate Campbell had to have her ovary, fallopian tube and part of her abdominal wall removed.
Migrant women and pregnant people including asylum seekers are disproportionately affected by the 8th Amendment.
One voted for, one voted against the Amendment. How will they vote this time?
“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.”
We all need to look after ourselves.
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It’s not too late to register but you need to get your skates on.
“I am a woman. I am Irish.”
The ’83 debate was bitter and divisive. Those who lived through it say there’s a more informed debate on the doorsteps today.
More than 170,000 females have travelled to another country for a termination since 1980.
How are the campaigns shaping up in traditionally conservative Roscommon and east Mayo?
The photo which is mostly made up of men is quite jarring to the eye.
The use of abortion pills and pregnancy as a result of rape impacted the decision.
Molly Keane created the project after being inspired by ‘Humans of New York’.