Threats from Westminster
This week there were two attempts at Westminster to change the law on abortion in Northern Ireland. These came in the form of a ten minute rule bill from...
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We shall overcome!
On Saturday October 6 2018, in Derry’s Guildhall Square, people from across the north, from diverse religious and political backgrounds and none, stood together, proudly celebrating the legacy of...
50 years of abortion in England: one midwife’s personal reflection
Dear Both Lives Matter, I was very interested to read your booklet. As a semi-retired hospital midwife in England, it is upsetting to work in a place where late...
Austria should learn from NI: a personal story
For the last 6 weeks I have had the honor to work with “Both Lives Matter”. Learning from great and passionate people who really care about others and human...
GB Abortions statistics 2017: there is a better way…..
In June of this year the abortion statistics for England, Scotland and Wales were released. This blogpost will summarise some of the key statistics for 2017. England and Wales...
We All Matter. Thoughts on “the” Referendum, one week on.
Oh, Ireland. The Emerald Isle, beloved of so many beyond your shores. My heart is full to overflowing and my head is swirling with so many, many thoughts. There...
Abortion, the News and Compromised Journalism
As pressure grows for legal change to the abortion law in Northern Ireland and ahead of the Referendum on the Eighth Amendment in the South, we investigate the NUJ,...
We must redefine Women’s Rights – abortion is the ultimate exploitation of women
Today on International Woman’s Day 2018, I would like to take the time to strongly reject the most recent statement from the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against...
Reflections on the 1967 Abortion Act; human life on trial
As part of a series of reflections for the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Abortion Act, Cora sherlock, the Pro-LifeCampaign Ireland, considers how, with the benefit of fifty years...
Reflections on the 1967 Abortion Act; 100 thousand welcomes but two stories to remember
As part of a series of reflections for the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Abortion Act, Dawn McAvoy, Both Lives Matter, considers how, with the benefit of fifty years...
