From left: Anti-Austerity Alliance TD Ruth Coppinger; convenor of Coalition to Repeal the 8th, Ailbhe Smyth; People Before Profit TD Brid Smyth; president of the Union of Students in Ireland (USI) Annie Hoey and Orla O’Connor, of the National Women’s Council of Ireland
The AV Room this afternoon.
At an Oireachtas briefing on a bill proposing to repeal the 8th amendment by the Anti-Austerity Alliance and the People Before Profit parties.
From the briefing…
“87% have indicated according to @AmnestyIreland that we want a broadening of abortion access” #repealthe8th #DáilBriefing pic.twitter.com/XQNonVr8Po
— USI (@TheUSI) October 4, 2016
“There are over 65 orgs representing over 1.5m are with @repealeight, crossing wide range of sectors” @ailbhes #repealthe8th #dáilbriefing
— USI (@TheUSI) October 4, 2016
“We need you, elected reps – to be leaders and take this forward – for us” says Orla from @NWCI #repealthe8th #DáilBriefing pic.twitter.com/lavFdW8BIW
— USI (@TheUSI) October 4, 2016
“We are winning 90%’s in favour of repeal in campuses all over Ireland” says @hoeyannie #repealthe8th #DáilBriefing pic.twitter.com/eooG9xuMjp
— USI (@TheUSI) October 4, 2016
Meanwhile, free this evening?
Via Ailbhe Smyth
Earlier: In Solidarity
