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Emma Watson pens moving open letter to Savita Halappanavar, who died after being denied an abortion
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On Oct. 28, 2012, Savita Halappanavar died in University Hospital Galway, Ireland, due to complications of a septic miscarriage after being denied an abortion.
Her death — which an inquest ruled was caused by “medical misadventure” — was the catalyst for Ireland’s historic abortion referendum.
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Six years on from Savita’s preventable death, Emma Watson has penned a moving open letter to the 31-year-old woman.
It was a great honour to be asked by @PORTERmagazine to pay the deepest respect to the legacy of Dr Savita Halappanavar, whose death powered the determination of activists to change Irish abortion laws & fight for reproductive justice all over the worldhttps://t.co/KZWRpp7btO pic.twitter.com/yLDXgcHKyh
— Emma Watson (@EmmaWatson) September 29, 2018 Read more…
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Riots on the streets of Buenos Aires after Argentina votes against legalising abortion
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The streets of Buenos Aires transformed into a fire-filled riot after Argentina’s Senate voted against the legalisation of abortion in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy.
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After a 15-hour debate, 31 senators voted in favour and 38 voted against a bill legalising abortion in the overwhelmingly Catholic countryPer the New York Times, “under current Argentine law, in place since 1921, abortion is legal only in cases of rape or if the pregnancy poses a risk to the woman’s health.”
It’s believed pressure from the Catholic church and Pope Francis are behind the decision not to stray from the strict abortion ban. Read more…
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View More Riots on the streets of Buenos Aires after Argentina votes against legalising abortionIrish people are pouring in from across the globe to vote in a ‘once in a generation’ abortion referendum
Irish expats are traveling from all across the world to go #HomeToVote in the abortion referendum. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Women, Abortion, Abortion Rights, and Voting
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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View More Emma Watson sends moving message to people voting in Ireland’s abortion referendumIrish 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.
On 25 May, voters in Ireland will decide whether the 8th amendment of the cou…
John Oliver exposes how Crisis Pregnancy Centers deceive women and it’s pretty horrifying
John Oliver has tackled abortion in the past, but this time he had a very specific look at Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs).
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Trump just basically said he’s anti-childbirth
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Wow, Donald Trump might have just become the most anti-life President of all time… because he seems to be against, um, childbirth itself.
While speaking at the “March for Life” anti-abortion rally at the National Mall on Friday, Trump said, “right now, in a number of states, the laws allow a baby to be born from his or her mother’s womb in the ninth month. It is wrong, it has to change.”
Um, hopefully the law would allow that? Because having a baby in the 9th month is just called CHILDBIRTH?
Here’s the clip.
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This story contains spoilers about Black Mirror Season Four, Episode Two.
The new season of Black Mirror makes a completely misleading, and medically inaccurate error in its portrayal of abortion. An error that’s actually really dangerous.
To recap, “Arkangel”—the second episode of the dystopian series’ fourth season— tells the story of a mother, Marie, who surveils her teen daughter Sara using a chip that’s been implanted in her brain. Through this monitoring software, Sara’s mum learns that her daughter is pregnant. We then see Marie going to a pharmacy shortly before she crushes two pills which she adds to a smoothie for her daughter. Read more…
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