Alliance for Choice Pickets the Dail on March 12

Tuesday March 11, 2003 22:13

by John Meehan

The Alliance for Choice will protest at the Dáil at 13.00 on Wednesday March 12. The Alliance, which is campaigning for safe, free, legal abortion to be available in Ireland, wants the government to recognise the needs of women who travel abroad for abortions.

Pro-Choice group protests at Dáil
Wednesday, March 12, 13.00

The Alliance for Choice will protest at the Dáil at 13.00 on Wednesday March 12. The Alliance, which is campaigning for safe, free, legal abortion to be available in Ireland, wants the government to recognise the needs of women who travel abroad for abortions.

Sinéad Kennedy said:
“It’s over a year since the referendum defeat, and the government has made no move on legislation they promised. Yet over 7,000 women still leave Ireland every year, to make a lonely and sometimes risky journey abroad for an abortion. And we now have a regime of self-censorship - where those who have information on abortion can’t give it, and the women who need it can’t get it. It’s time Fianna Fáil and the PDs recognised these womens needs. We want at least the same abortion services here as are available in Britain to women who travel there from Ireland for abortions.”

Ivana Bacik said:
“It’s 20 years since the constitutional amendment that restricted abortion rights in Ireland; 11 years since the Supreme Court said that the risk of suicide was grounds for abortion here; and a year since this government was defeated in an attempt to further restrict a womans right to abortion. Public opinion in Ireland has changed since 1983. A majority now support abortion to be available in Ireland under certain circumstances. It’s high time that politicians caught up with the views of ordinary people and began the process of legalising abortion in Ireland.”

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The Alliance for Choice is a recently formed network of pro-choice activists who worked together to defeat the Governments anti-abortion referendum last year. The Alliance will be campaigning over the coming years for the legalisation of abortion in Ireland. A major event is planned for September, to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the 8th Amendment to the Constitution.

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Comments (10 of 10)

'Ivana' abortion is still still murder even 20 years on......

by Luke

Wed Mar 12, 2003 00:23

The Irish people don't want abortion on demand - like it is in England, if it hadn't been for some loopers like Dana "900 votes in the GE" Scanlon & Justin "I am NOT a Nazi" Barrett the last constitutional amendment would have been passed.

When "Ivana" talks about "certain circumstances" -we're back to the old crippled, gay, black, traveller stuff again - anything to ram it through the back door!

Students For Life will stage a “PRO – LIFE” protest out side Dail Eireann at 1pm on March 12th.

by Students For Life - The Pro-Life Movement

Wed Mar 12, 2003 00:34

Students For Life will stage a “PRO – LIFE” protest out side Dáil Éireann at 1pm on March 12th.

We are calling on all students to support us in taking direct action against those who would seek to misrepresent the views of the Irish People. We assemble at 12.45 out side the main gate of St. Stephen’s Green and will march to the Dáil Éireann, where we will make our presence felt in full view of the assembled media.

Students For Life

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Direct Action is it.......

by activist - does it matter

Wed Mar 12, 2003 01:34

So the fundamentalists propose 'direct action'
well there is a clarion call if I ever heard one... I look forward to them waving their placards....lets hope there is a few priests there as well so we can really have an exciting lunch...
Im going.....just for badness....fuck the rosary grinders!!
Anyne else?

I'm going too!!

by Mr. Sofa

Wed Mar 12, 2003 13:49

I hate abortionists - we'll see how they like being at the end of some 'direct action'

No sign of slack jawed idiots.

by Pat C

Wed Mar 12, 2003 15:20

No Students for Life march or apperance of anyother anti woman forces at Dail. Mr Sofa stayed safely at his PC.

Just a successful Alliance For Choice Demo.

Wot?

by TROTWATCH

Wed Mar 12, 2003 15:36