The Truth About Decriminalisation
So can you really be sent to prison for having an abortion in the UK? Yes. Does it happen often? No, in fact almost never. There have been two...
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We cannot give babies dignity in death without first giving them dignity in life
There is a strange and sad irony playing out on these islands today. Tuam cannot have escaped your attention. The unfolding story centres round a mother and baby home...
Decriminalisation of abortion is not about “the hard cases”.
For more than five years now, much of the conversation about abortion in Northern Ireland has centred around what are described as the ‘hard cases’. These are routinely understood...
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...
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,...
