Reflections on the Citizens Assembly (1): The presentation of Dr Helen Watt
We are pleased to welcome this guest post from Donnchadh O’Conaill, of the Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies at the University of Helsinki. This is the first of a series of...
View ArticleReflections on the Citizens Assembly (2): The Presentation of Bobbie Farsides
We are pleased to welcome this guest post from Donnchadh O’Conaill, of the Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies at the University of Helsinki. This is the second of a series of...
View ArticleReflections on the Citizen’s Assembly (3): The Presentation of Dr. Joan McCarthy
We are pleased to welcome this guest post from Donnchadh O’Conaill, of the Department of Philosophy, History, Culture and Art Studies at the University of Helsinki. This is the third of a series of...
View ArticleWhy would any country put abortion in the Constitution?
by Mairead Enright. (@maireadenright) In Ireland, the abortion debate is often conducted by reference to Britain. Conservatives associate the Abortion Act 1967 with the bogeyman of ‘abortion on...
View ArticleBarriers to first trimester abortion care.
We are pleased to welcome this guest post from Dr. Deirdre Duffy from the Liverpool-Ireland Abortion Corridor Project. As the Citizens’ Assembly turn to the ‘when’ of abortion access, many are...
View ArticleThe Citizens Assembly Proposals: A Draft Bill
Lawyers for Choice has produced a draft bill that gives effect to the Citizens’ Assembly’s recommendations for abortion law reform. The purpose of the Bill is to codify the Assembly’s proposals, and to...
View ArticleIreland’s violation of International Abortion rights: A perpetual Déjà vu.
We are pleased to welcome this guest post from Aisling McMahon and Brid Ni Ghrainne. Abortion is only permitted in Ireland when the life of the mother is in danger, making the Irish abortion framework...
View ArticleAn Abortion Law Immune from Constitutional Review?
Fiona de Londras @fdelond In yesterday’s hearing of the Committee on the 8th Amendment to the Constitution talk turned to the idea that a new constitutional provision might be crafted and introduced...
View ArticleRepeal or Replace?
Fiona de Londras | @fdelond There is going to be a referendum on the 8th Amendment in 2018. That much is clear. What we don’t yet know is what proposition will be put to the people. In part, this is...
View ArticleRepeal and Replace?
In the last week, while the members of the Oireachtas were making statements in response to the report of the Joint Committee on the 8th Amendment as well as the Citizens’ Assembly recommendations...
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