Abortion is still illegal in Northern Ireland, but the #NowForNI campaign is here to change that.
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‘Handmaid’s Tale’ protestors march for abortion rights in Argentina
Nolite te bastardes carborundorum, indeed.
In Buenos Aires, a group of protesters donned red cloaks and white bonnets like those worn in The Handmaid’s Tale series, marching for abortion rights in Argentina on Wednesday.
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Thanks to historic turnout, Ireland votes to end abortion ban
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Ireland, once seen as one of the most socially conservative countries in Western Europe, is poised to end its highly restrictive abortion ban.
The decision came after a historic vote, in which a landslide majority of the country voted to repeal the country’s Eighth amendment, which established an “equal right to life” for mothers and the “unborn,” and banned abortion even in cases of rape and incest, or where the pregnancy was a risk to the mother.
Emotions ran high — and so, too, did celebrations.
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View More Irish people are pouring in from across the globe to vote in a ‘once in a generation’ abortion referendumEmma Watson sends moving message to people voting in Ireland’s abortion referendum
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Emma Watson has tweeted an inspiring message to people voting in Ireland’s historic abortion referendum.
On May 25, Irish people cast their votes to decide whether the country’s 8th amendment—which currently makes abortion illegal in almost all circumstances—should be repealed.
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“A vote for the freedom to choose, a vote for women’s rights, a vote for women’s control over their bodies, a vote for women’s health and safety, a vote towards equality,” wrote Watson on Twitter.
A vote for the freedom to choose, a vote for women’s rights, a vote for women’s control over their bodies, a vote for women’s health & safety, a vote towards equality. Thinking of Ireland #together4yes #repealthe8th https://t.co/CDNj9KoSGt
— Emma Watson (@EmmaWatson) May 24, 2018 Read more…
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There’s only one hashtag you should search through on Twitter today: #hometovote. The Irish diaspora is mobilising by travelling thousands of miles to return to Ireland to vote in the abortion referendum. And they are tweeting about their journeys using the hashtag.
The tweets make for very moving reading indeed. Prepare yourself: you might just shed the odd tear while reading these people’s inspiring efforts to make it home in time to vote.
On 25 May, people in Ireland will cast their votes to decide whether the 8th amendment of the country’s constitution—which currently makes abortion illegal in almost all cases— will be repealed. Read more…
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View More Prepare to sob at these moving stories of people travelling home for Ireland’s abortion voteIrish comedians abroad ask people to vote yes on their behalf in abortion referendum
Sharon Horgan and Aisling Bea have enlisted the help of fellow Irish comedians living abroad to ask people living in Ireland to “be our yes” in the abortion referendum.
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