{"id":13261,"date":"2018-04-25T15:46:40","date_gmt":"2018-04-25T15:46:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dusamedia.com\/?p=13261"},"modified":"2018-09-10T22:34:33","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T21:34:33","slug":"abortion-rights-coming-to-an-irish-province-near-you-opinion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dusa.co.uk\/media\/2018\/04\/25\/abortion-rights-coming-to-an-irish-province-near-you-opinion\/","title":{"rendered":"Abortion Rights: Coming to an Irish Province Near You | Opinion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221;]<br \/>\n[et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221;]<br \/>\n[et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;]<br \/>\n[et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221;]<br \/>\n<em>Written by Clare McGowan<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">#MeToo, #EqualPayGap\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">and <b>#IBelieveHer\u00a0<\/b>have brought women\u2019s rights aptly into 2018\u2019s spotlight and now\u00a0<b>#Together4Yes\u00a0<\/b>is taking centre stage. In one month, the Republic of Ireland will join together to vote on abortion rights.\u00a0 On <strong>May 25th<\/strong>,\u00a0the country will vote on whether or not to repeal the 8th Amendment from the Constitution. This Amendment recognises \u201cthe right to life of the unborn, and with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother\u201d and was signed into law after a referendum in 1983. Abortion in the Republic of Ireland has been illegal since the birth of the state.\u00a0The main campaign party for the legalisation of abortion is the <b>TogetherForYes\u00a0<\/b>campaign. In the run up to the referendum, the organisation has raised \u20ac500,000 in order to maximise their effort to buy 28,000 posters and additionally to pay for a national leaflet drop across Ireland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Donors have left empowering messages on the organisation\u2019s crowd funding page. This truly brings to life the importance behind <b>#Repealthe8th\u00a0<\/b>for the women of Ireland. Messages have included the donor\u2019s own personal experiences with the abortion laws in Ireland which outlines the archaic nature of the laws. In addition, an uplifting trend of these messages are those from grandparents and parents that are donating on behalf of their young daughters and granddaughters. They are donating because they no longer want their offspring to feel the need to leave home for something that should be their inherent right over their body. Male donors have also made their voices heard in support of the campaign, in order to affect change for the women in their lives.<\/p>\n<p>Inspiring women\u2019s groups are campaigning for a \u2018Yes\u2019 vote not only in the Republic of Ireland but also in London. <b>London-Irish ARC\u00a0<\/b>have been campaigning on social media and encouraging Irish women situated across the world to fly home to make their vote count. Their campaign to encourage those women to come home and vote has been promoted by selling luggage tags with the slogan \u201cHealthcare. Not Airfare.\u201d to raise funds for abortion right groups. This slogan centres on the enormous travel cost associated with Irish women who need to travel overseas for an abortion. Another more niche and unique group is\u00a0<b>Room for Rebellion<\/b>. These pioneers have been \u201cdancing\u201d for abortion rights by holding music events in London, Belfast and Dublin and giving the proceeds to the cause. The powerful support from women who are not directly affected by these laws demonstrates how important this cause is to women across the UK and Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Amidst all this focus on the Republic of Ireland\u2019s Referendum there have been more successes happening for UK women this month. Ealing Council has become the\u00a0<b>first\u00a0<\/b>in the UK to ban abortion campaigners from protesting outside a clinic. This is a turning point in the way women are treated because such harassment by protestors creates more difficulty for an already difficult decision. There is hope from pro-choice campaigners that other places throughout the country will follow suit to stop the harassment of vulnerable women.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">While the referendum is an incredible leap for the women of the South, their Northern sisters will still face up to 14 years in prison. The women of Northern Ireland will effectively be stuck in a \u2018No Man\u2019s Land\u2019 of abortion rights. Their neighbours on either side will have access to safe and legal abortions whereas the North still remains an area where abortion is illegal with no talk of a referendum any time soon. One could argue that there will be no immediate change in the next few years if this referendum follows the same pattern as the Gay Marriage referendum which successfully occurred in the South almost 3 years ago. However, there may be hope for similar change soon because at the end of last month the NI same-sex marriage passed the first stage in the House of Lords. While it is unlikely that this private members bill will become a law it does allow the Lords to debate on the controversial matter. Same sex marriage has a long way to go in Northern Ireland and women\u2019s abortion rights are likely to suffer the same fate.<b>AllianceForChoice <\/b>continues to fights for reproductive justice in NI and are currently providing substantial support for the #TogetherForYes campaign.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you want to get involved then follow <b>#Together4Yes\u00a0<\/b>and help bring Irish women\u2019s rights into the 21st Century where they belong.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text]<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_column]<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_row]<br \/>\n[\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get involved with #Together4Yes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":367,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<em>Written by Clare McGowan<\/em>\r\n<p class=\"Body\"><b><span lang=\"EN-US\">#MeToo, #EqualPayGap\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span lang=\"EN-US\">and <b>#IBelieveHer\u00a0<\/b>have brought women\u2019s rights aptly into 2018\u2019s spotlight and now\u00a0<b>#Together4Yes\u00a0<\/b>is taking centre stage. In one month, the Republic of Ireland will join together to vote on abortion rights.\u00a0 On <strong>May 25th<\/strong>,\u00a0the country will vote on whether or not to repeal the 8th Amendment from the Constitution. This Amendment recognises \u201cthe right to life of the unborn, and with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother\u201d and was signed into law after a referendum in 1983. Abortion in the Republic of Ireland has been illegal since the birth of the state.\u00a0The main campaign party for the legalisation of abortion is the <b>TogetherForYes\u00a0<\/b>campaign. In the run up to the referendum, the organisation has raised \u20ac500,000 in order to maximise their effort to buy 28,000 posters and additionally to pay for a national leaflet drop across Ireland.<\/span><\/p>\r\nDonors have left empowering messages on the organisation\u2019s crowd funding page. This truly brings to life the importance behind <b>#Repealthe8th\u00a0<\/b>for the women of Ireland. Messages have included the donor\u2019s own personal experiences with the abortion laws in Ireland which outlines the archaic nature of the laws. In addition, an uplifting trend of these messages are those from grandparents and parents that are donating on behalf of their young daughters and granddaughters. They are donating because they no longer want their offspring to feel the need to leave home for something that should be their inherent right over their body. Male donors have also made their voices heard in support of the campaign, in order to affect change for the women in their lives.\r\n\r\nInspiring women\u2019s groups are campaigning for a \u2018Yes\u2019 vote not only in the Republic of Ireland but also in London. <b>London-Irish ARC\u00a0<\/b>have been campaigning on social media and encouraging Irish women situated across the world to fly home to make their vote count. Their campaign to encourage those women to come home and vote has been promoted by selling luggage tags with the slogan \u201cHealthcare. Not Airfare.\u201d to raise funds for abortion right groups. This slogan centres on the enormous travel cost associated with Irish women who need to travel overseas for an abortion. Another more niche and unique group is\u00a0<b>Room for Rebellion<\/b>. These pioneers have been \u201cdancing\u201d for abortion rights by holding music events in London, Belfast and Dublin and giving the proceeds to the cause. The powerful support from women who are not directly affected by these laws demonstrates how important this cause is to women across the UK and Ireland.\r\n\r\nAmidst all this focus on the Republic of Ireland\u2019s Referendum there have been more successes happening for UK women this month. Ealing Council has become the\u00a0<b>first\u00a0<\/b>in the UK to ban abortion campaigners from protesting outside a clinic. 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However, there may be hope for similar change soon because at the end of last month the NI same-sex marriage passed the first stage in the House of Lords. While it is unlikely that this private members bill will become a law it does allow the Lords to debate on the controversial matter. 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