A Movement Is Born

The Abortion Rights Campaign.

Today at the Teacher’s Club, Parnell Square, Dublin.

Full house at national meeting for #abortionrights_ie Question no longer if but when! #prochoice_ie

— Robin Oree (@nibORee) January 19, 2013

Excited to be at the working day for the newly named Abortion Rights Campaign #prochoice_ie #AbortionRights_ie — Rachel Ball (@Rachel_Ball) January 19, 2013

From the Irish Choice Network website:

(Thanks Cathie Doherty, Sarah Lounsey Malone and Andrew Flood)

37 thoughts on “A Movement Is Born”

“Challenging anti-choice rhetoric” – bit hypocritical?

Lounsey on January 19, 2013 at 2:57 pm said:

How?
Bacchus on January 19, 2013 at 2:58 pm said:

I’ll have to assume you don’t understand the word “hypocritical”.
- Lounsey on January 19, 2013 at 3:04 pm said:
  
  I’m asking what you see as hypocritical about it?
  - Bacchus on January 19, 2013 at 3:13 pm said:
    
    my reply was to Amused
  - Explainer on January 19, 2013 at 8:27 pm said:
    
    I’m guessing Amused thinks that the Pro Choice side using rhetoric (ie Anti-choice instead of Pro Life) to fight perceived rhetoric is a bit hypocritical. Its definitely one way to look at the sentence in question so I think its safe to say Amused understands hypocrisy.
    
    Another way to look at the sentence is that the ‘Pro Death’ side are going to fight fire with fire which I am guessing was what was intended.
    - Amused on January 20, 2013 at 5:28 am said:
      
      +1

Hopefully God sends a guided missile.

Definition on January 19, 2013 at 2:22 pm said:

You endorse murder?
- ABM on January 19, 2013 at 2:24 pm said:
  
  Oh the irony.
  - Pigeon Street on January 19, 2013 at 2:28 pm said:
    
    ABM would you ever go and get a focking life?
    - Yuphrum on January 19, 2013 at 4:30 pm said:
      
      +9001
  - ABM's Bloodied Underwear. on January 19, 2013 at 5:38 pm said:
    
    Oh, the ignorance.
  - Sido on January 19, 2013 at 5:46 pm said:
    
    @ ABM – Guided Missile? – I thought you had a van full of hurleys for just this sort of problem.
    http://www.conorfarrell.com/wordpress/social-issues/the-problems-with-youth-defence
God on January 19, 2013 at 2:42 pm said:

All out of guided missiles, can send snow, but your going to have to say a mass?
- lucifer on January 19, 2013 at 3:32 pm said:
  
  I can lend you some, but you will need to fill out a procurement form. I have a few lying around now, what with Saddam, Gaddafi and that whole palarva with the soviet union..
  - cousinjack on January 19, 2013 at 5:31 pm said:
    
    @lucifer
    at least you have Bendict to keeping doing your works
    - Sido on January 19, 2013 at 6:02 pm said:
      
      :;-) http://www.pidjin.net/2011/11/14/the-last-boyscout/
    - Kath on January 20, 2013 at 3:26 pm said:
      
      Ha! Actually laughed out loud at that.
Bacchus on January 19, 2013 at 2:59 pm said:

If there is a God he will.
funman on January 19, 2013 at 3:27 pm said:

Hmm, tell me about this vengeful God of your, ABN, he sounds facinating and well tooled up.
- God on January 19, 2013 at 3:59 pm said:
  
  @Lucifer, I’m not going to be your middle man, just roll over and hand ABM the button
  - lucifer on January 20, 2013 at 3:18 pm said:
    
    I rolled over for ABN at the christmas party last year – *THATS* not going to happen again :-0
    - Kath on January 20, 2013 at 3:32 pm said:
      
      Ho ho! We can wrap up this thread now, Lucifer wins.
    - Santa on January 21, 2013 at 2:25 pm said:
      
      Christmas Party. CHRISTMAS PARTY?! @Lucifer, this is complete BS. @God, you said there wasn’t enough in in the Kitty this year. The Tooth Fairy was spot on. You guys never invite me to ANYTHING.

Free Abortions Now! For Everybody!!

Slimbox on January 19, 2013 at 3:16 pm said:

I’m even in favour of abortions past the 112th trimester for preachy religious bigots.

I was in attendance. Great atmosphere, constructive and ambitions planning. Feeling optimistic about the future! We may not have the money pumped in from America but we have dedication and commitment!

lorcan nagle on January 19, 2013 at 10:00 pm said:

Same here (I’m slap bang in the middle of that photo!). The meeting was entirely positive and I feel the movement is going to focus more on getting our side of the discussion out there rather than fighting Youth Defence and their ilk. Plans have been made and I hope to see a lot of people on the streets soon!
- Continuity Jay-Z on January 20, 2013 at 6:01 am said:
  
  Nice pony tail and/or bald patch.
  - ABM on January 20, 2013 at 10:19 pm said:
    
    Told ya they weren’t a photogenic bunch.
    - crayfish on January 21, 2013 at 2:27 pm said:
      
      Well at least they’re under 80.

“Driving for action” is not really an aim….bit vague….just saying.

Continuity Jay-Z on January 20, 2013 at 6:01 am said:

Fishing for luckies was taken.

if you threw a new born out of your car window, is that ‘abortion’ too?

ABM's Bloodied Underwear. on January 20, 2013 at 10:00 pm said:

a·bor·tion
/əˈbôrSHən/
Noun

1) The deliberate termination of a human pregnancy.
2) A miscarriage.

Is every man in the pro choice movement encouraged to grow a beard and to stroke it ruefully during meetings ?
Or is this an amazing example of shychronicity ?