Articles about: abortion
Say Floodgates One More Time: New Abortion Bill Still Doesn’t Go Far Enough
Well it’s been quite a week so far in terms of the national discussion on abortion. We’ve had priests from Cork comparing women to cattle in the Irish Times, former Taoiseach John Bruton claiming...
We need to get off the fence and demand full abortion rights. Rest In Peace Savita
Since hearing the heartbreaking news of Savita Halappanavar’s death, I’ve found myself pinballing between being on the verge of tears and outright rage. Savita was a 31 year old Indian woman, a...
Youth Defence: fanatical and bigoted roll out of national anti choice campaign
Those wonderfully tolerant and understanding people known as Youth Defence have been busy little bees of late. Did I say tolerant and understanding? I meant fanatical and bigoted. The billboard...
Fire and Brimstone in Fornication Nation: but we’re not laughing about the X case ruling being voted down
It was a speech crafted during the time of Noahs Ark and it resonated with Old Testament fervour. Displaying a complete lack of knowledge in everything from biology to the mores of the 21st...