Tag: abortion
-
Ministers must legislate to extend same protections and reproductive rights to women in Northern Ireland
One thousand women from Northern Ireland travel to Britain to get a termination January 7th: Responding to a statement by incoming First Minister, Arlene Foster, that she would not be supporting the extension of the abortion rights to women in Northern Ireland, Unite Equality Officer, Taryn Trainor, called on Ministers in the NI Executive to…
-
Repeal of 8th Amendment issue of economic equality as well as human rights
Low-income groups, migrants effectively disbarred from travelling for abortion December 16th: Speaking today at a press conference organised by the Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment, Unite Equalities Officer Taryn Trainor said that repeal was an issue of economic equality as well as human rights. Citing a recent audit of the IFPA’s counselling services, which…
-
Women’s rights cannot be vindicated while Eighth Amendment remains
Unite supports campaign to repeal amendment to make way for fit-for-purpose legislation September 6th: Speaking at a conference on building a coalition to repeal the Eights Amendment in Dublin today , Unite Regional Equalities Officer Taryn Trainor said that women’s rights cannot be vindicated while the Eighth Amendment remains in force. Pointing out that reproductive…
-
Time to repeal Eighth Amendment says Unite ahead of protests
Amendment and subsequent legislation failing women says union “Irish abortion regime regards woman as incubators” Speaking as demonstrators across the island prepare to voice their outrage at the treatment of a young rape victim denied an abortion and forced to undergo a Caesarean section, Unite Regional Equalities Officer Taryn Trainor today called on the Irish…
-
Abortion: over 3,500 reasons to repeal 8th Amendment
June 12th: Commenting today on figures released by the UK Department of Health showing that over 3,500 Irish women had to travel to the UK to obtain an abortion last year, Unite Regional Equalities Officer Taryn Trainor pointed out that many more women are unable to make that journey and she repeated the union’s call…