pro choice

A man is on life support this evening at the Mater Hospital in Dublin, where, despite the complete loss of brain stem function, doctors have detected viable sperm in his left testicle and, as the potential for human life is still present,…

“I am pro-life. With the exception of a doctor’s determination that the mother’s life would end if the pregnancy continued. I believe that no matter what mistakes we make as a society, we cannot condone ending another life.” “As a country…

The Irish abroad. We hear so much about the negative side of mass emigration. Moreover, what about those who do it alone? The reality goes something like this: detachment from family, friends, cultural references, comedy, wet and windy…

The Dáil is set to dissolve next week ahead of this years' general election. While we don't know for sure exactly when #GE16 will take place, right now it's looking pretty likely to be February 26th. But what we do know for sure are some of…

A lot of people think that the fight for gender equality is unnecessary. Others think that certain human rights should be reserved only for men. Some people even think that supporting women in the struggle for full body autonomy is a futile…

Abortions happen. Even if you are one of the vocal few who fiercely believe that life begins at conception and a woman’s rights should be secondary to a foetus, you can’t deny that abortions happen, even in Ireland. Despite the fourteen…

It’s a few years since anyone was burnt at the stake in Ireland. There was that poor woman who haunts half the properties in Kilkenny, but since she went up in flames, you’re not really supposed to do witch hunts anymore. We’re much more…

Gardaí have not provided an official estimate as to the amount of people who marched for choice over the weekend, but according to some of the force, and many who took part, the numbers ran well into the thousands. Organised by the Abortion…

This week, #ShoutYourAbortion dominated Twitter’s trending topics. Amelia Bonow started the hashtag when she heard that the United States’ House of Representatives voted to stop funding Planned Parenthood for one year. She took to Facebook…

The Fourth Annual March for Choice takes place this Saturday September 26th. In the lead up to the march, Kate Doran takes a look at Ireland's abortions laws over the years, examines the harm they have repeatedly caused women, and tells us…