On the 5th anniversary of Repeal – women’s rights still not honoured
On the 5th anniversary of the Repeal referendum, the needs of women for access to abortion services are not being met. We protested this today outside the Dáil.
Tag: abortion
Bríd Smith TD speaking on the new National Maternity Hospital, 2.6.21
WHY ON EARTH WOULD YOU TRUST STEPHEN DONNELLY? The Minister wants us to believe ‘it’ll be all right on the night’; the nuns will be ‘grand’ with women having the care they need in ‘their’ hospital – like abortions. Yeah right! The Minister knows well that the nuns’ commitment to their ethos is embedded in every deal they do, and the set-up they have at St Vincents, means they still own the land for the new hospital which gives them a powerful edge in imposing their ethos. No deal on this basis. THE NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL MUST BE STATE RUN AND SECULAR. NOTHING LESS.
Bríd Smith TD – where is our committment on abortion rights for NI women?
One of the most inspiring slogans raised on the day of the Repeal referendum was “The North is Next”. And the women in the North consistently supported us and campaigned down here with us. So why is there no mention of them in all the Brexit talk?
Bríd and Ruth demand action for woman seeking termination for FFA
OUTRAGEOUS! “This is not what we voted for” – A direct quote from a woman 14 weeks pregnant with a Fatal Fetal Abnormality, denied her access to abortion at the Coombe. We raised this in the Dáil today – much to the Ceann Comhairle’s displeasure.
Bríd Smith TD gets committment from Minister Harris re conscientious objection
Tonight 5.12.18 Minister Harris gave a committment to Deputy Brid Smith TD that no institution, including the new National Maternity Hospital can conscientiously object to providing abortion services
Bríd Smith TD on the abortion legislation debate Dáil 4.12.18
The hypocrisy of the anti-choicers is very evident in the debate this evening, as is their attitude to those of us representing women’s right to abortion legislation NOW.
Bríd Smith TD – update on Abortion Legislation progress
Brid is bringing regular updates to the public on the progress of the long-awaited abortion legislation. This is from 13.11.18
The start of the Abortion Committee debates
The committe stage, where we debate amendments to the proposed abortion legislation, is frustrating to say the least. Anti abortionists want to rehash the argument (that they spectacularly lost 2:1 in May). But its also frustrating when some amendments are ruled ‘in’, and others ‘out’ of order. Like one today, from Carol Nolan who wants to bill a woman for an abortion unless she’s dying. The other issue addressed in this video is criminality. 14 years for vasectomy? Of course not, so why would they even consider it for abortion. Criminality has no place in health legislation. We debated this at the Committee today.
Brid on Abortion legislation cmte 6.11.18
Debating guidelines vs legislation – progress is depressingly slow