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ABOUT THE CAMPAIGN

The Safe and Legal (in Ireland) Abortion Rights Campaign is of unique significance, as it represents the first major initiative aimed at moving forward on abortion in this country. Anti-choice groups seeking further regressive and unworkable responses to abortion have always led previous campaigns on abortion...Read more

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LATEST NEWS

Cardinal Urges Portugal to Reject Abortion in Poll
Portugal's top cleric urged followers to reject abortion as the predominantly Catholic country decides in a weekend referendum whether to liberalise the country's strict anti-abortion stance.

Abortion Uptake Highest Among Twentysomethings
The highest number of abortions are among Irish women aged between 20 and 24. A report from the Crisis Pregnancy Agency shows that of 6,522 women who had abortions in one year, 2,258(34%) were in this bracket.

Nicaraguan Activists Bid To Block Abortion Bill
Human rights activists in Nicaragua on Monday January 8th asked the Supreme Court to block a controversial law that bans abortions for rape victims and women who risk dying in childbirth.

64% Support Abortion in Ireland
A large survey by ESRI/RCSI research, the Irish Study of Sexual Health and Relationships, and released in October has found that 64% of the population believes that abortion is permissable in at least some circumstances,

Portuguese Referendum
The Portuguese President of the Republic, Anibal Cavaco Silva, has finally scheduled the referendum on abortion, it will take place on February 11th next year

Poll Shows Its Time To Relax The Abortion Law in UK
A MORI poll released on Tuesday 28th November shows strong support- 63% - for a woman's right to end an unwanted pregnancy.

FORUM SERIES
The Safe and Legal (in Ireland) Abortion Rights Campaign will be holding a SAFE & LEGAL FORUM in November.

The X Case:
Abortion after rape
February 1992: A 14 year old girl was raped by a neighbour and fell pregnant. The girl told her mother she was suicidal and the family travelled to Britain for an abortion...