A presentation about canvassing developed by ARC in late 2017, in preparation for the Yes campaign in the 2018 referendum. The presentation contains much of the same information in the ARC Canvassing Guide (https://doi.org/10.7486/DRI.s178jd42f) explains the purpose of door-to-do
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A guide for ARC Regional Groups created in early 2018, advising on ways to increase membership, mobilise volunteers, and fundraise in anticipation of the referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment. Many of these regional groups became Together for Yes canvassing groups later in 20
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A guide to canvassing developed by ARC in late 2017, in preparation for the Yes campaign in the 2018 referendum. The guide explains the purpose of door-to-door canvassing, tips on how to do it effectively, and suggested answers to voters' questions. The guide became the basis for
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Flyer issued by theAbortion rights Campaign in October 2018, emphasising the importance of maintaining the public call for free, safe and legal abortion care in the aftermath of the repeal of the Eighth Amendment.
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ARC's submission to the Consultation on New Ethical Guidelines in preparation of the enactment of The Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018. This consultation was carried out towards the end of 2018 and intended to prepare medical professionals for the introd
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ARC's official submission to the Irish Government on the proposed legislation to enable legal abortion access in Ireland following the repeal of the Eighth Amendment. Following the Yes vote in the referendum, the government and the Dáil worked to pass the Health (Regulation of Te
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A letter addressed to then-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Julian Smith, forming a submission to a consultation opened by the UK Government on the implementation of government's legal duty under section 9 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019 to crea
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A joint submission by ARC and the Abortion Support Network to the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD). On 12 December 2019 CERD published a report containing its considerations on the fifth to the ninth periodic reports submitted by Ireland. The ARC/AS
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A submission to a public consultation committee held by the Seanad (Irish upper house of parliament) on creating a more equitable Ireland for Travellers in 2019. The submission enumerates the many ways in which Travellers have worse outcomes in Irish society and how discriminatio
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A submission to the Women and Equalities Committee of the UK Government, which in 2018 carried out an inquiry into abortion access in Northern Ireland. The submission notes that the 1967 Abortion Act was never extended to Northern Ireland, and that following the repeal of the
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Agenda for the 2018 EGM held by ARC on 10 February 2018. The meeting convened ARC members from around the country and discussed the likelihood of a referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment that year. A talk summarising the likely options presented in such a referendum was given
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A letter addressed to the Government of Gibralter, in response to a Command Paper issued in September 2018, proposing a legislative amendment to permit abortion in limited cases. The British Overseas Territory of Gibralter did not adopt the 1967 UK Abortion Act and retained r
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