Our next speaker Amy Mercieca, doctoral candidate at Tulane University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Her research focuses on reproductive health access and the ways misinformation has exacerbated these challenges. She's also worked as a legislative aide for Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast.

Thrilleed to announce Danielle Roberts, co-convenor of Alliance for Choice Belfast, will speak at the 'Shared Struggle, Shared Fight' panel as part of our 14th annual March for Choice. It will begin at 4.30 in Outhouse's Red Room.

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Panel Speaker Announcement:

We are delighted to announce Eva Ptašková from Ciocia Czesia collective will speak at the Shared Struggle, Shared Fight panel next Saturday which will begin at 16.30 in Outhouse's Red Room.
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In the 7 years since, we've implemented Safe Access Zones, but there is still room to improve. Will it take another 7? How many more need to travel?

There is at least one GP in every county providing abortion care. This is not good enough. The service is so time sensitive, what happens if that one provider is off sick, or retires? It forces the person seeking the abortion to travel. This creates barriers where there shouldn't be any.

That's 1,680 women since 2019, according to the Exporting Abortion Project. The 28-day viability clause results in families being forced to travel because the chilling effect this has on medical staff here.

As of March 2025, all 19 maternity hospitals provide abortion services.

The medically unnecessary, mandatory 3 day waiting period must be removed. 12 week cut off point is too restrictive. Abortion is still criminalised. 240 people travel to the UK from Ireland every year to access care. That's 1,680 women since 2019, according to the Exporting Abortion Project.

But we need your help. Please take a moment to remind your TDs that Marie O’Shea’s report exists, and it has found many failings in the implementation of the abortion legislation. We have waited too long.

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7 years since abortion legislation was passed, we are still waiting for the medically unnecessary 3 day waiting period to be abolished. Eliminate the unworkable 12 week cut off point. Decriminalise abortion in all forms and remove the restrictive 28 day limit on fatal foetal anomalies.