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We work to improve public understanding of Irish abortion law and reproductive justice. We #repealedthe8th but our work continues. E: lawyers4choice@gmail.com
Oct 6, 2018 31 tweets 7 min read
Thread: This is a list of the challenges and problems with @SimonHarrisTD's abortion bill. #legisl8 data.oireachtas.ie/ie/oireachtas/… 1) It never uses the word 'abortion'.
May 16, 2018 45 tweets 9 min read
Let's have a look at that No faux-official booklet, shall we? #debunking4yes

Find the text here: imgur.com/a/Y2EvaBM "The 8th is the only place where unborn babies have constitutional rights."

The 8th is the only place where explicit rights, ie the right to life, are granted to foetuses. The M v MJELR case says that there are no other provision applying to foetuses in the Constitution but... >