Pro life supporters last night.
This evening’s abortion bill debate will continue at 5pm until midnight with a possible extension until 3am. Hic.
(Laura Hutton/Photocall Ireland)
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Pro-choicers on Kildare Street, Dublin, last night.
Rude words.
Thanks Conor Horgan
Also:
From The Irish Family Planning Association:
Figures published today by the UK Department of Health show that in 2012, a total of 3,982 women with Irish addresses accessed abortion services in the UK.
IFPA Chief Executive Niall Behan said: “It is unacceptable that women in Ireland must rely on UK health services to provide access to safe and legal abortion. The ban on lawful abortion services in Ireland does not deter women from having abortions; it places the burden of accessing this necessary health service on women.
“In the last ten years the IFPA has received over 40,000 calls to our national helpline and provided non-directive counselling to more than 12,000 women. Every day we hear from women who have to leave this country to access health services that should be available in Ireland.”
Thanks Grace Wilentz
