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Science > Abortion |
| User: |
"Alison" |
| Date: |
11 Aug 2005 08:38:22 AM |
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[news] IFPA launches abortion initiative |
Here's one for Patrick Barker to wring his hands and stomp his feet about.
He's Irish, didn'tcha know? LOL!!!
-- Ali
From;
http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0809/abortion.html
IFPA launches abortion initiative
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The Irish Family Planning Association has launched a campaign to introduce
legal abortion services in Ireland.
The campaign will involve lobbying political parties to introduce legislation
providing for abortion.
It will also include a legal case being taken to the European Court of Human
Rights by three Irish women who have had abortions abroad.
The Irish Family Planning Association says that over 6,000 Irish women
travelled to Britain last year to have an abortion.
They say other women travelled to countries like the Netherlands, Belgium and
Spain.
This afternoon the IFPA launched a 13-point campaign aimed at securing
abortion services in Ireland.
The campaign will include seeking meetings with the leaders of each political
party to lobby them to change the current laws.
Also, the Association is supporting three Irish women who have had abortions
abroad and who are now taking a case to the European Court of Human Rights.
The women say their human rights were breached by not being allowed have an
abortion in Ireland.
Meanwhile, the Pro Life Campaign has said it is saddened by the call for
abortion services.
The Pro Life Campaign said it welcomed further dialogue and said it would
welcome a pro-life worded referendum.
The launch of today's campaign by the Irish Family Planning Association was
disrupted by six anti-abortion protestors who tried to gain access to the room
where the press conference was being held.
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