Last Wednesday, the US Supreme Court decided in favour of Texas banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy and harshly criminalising anyone involved.
Poland’s abortion law gets stricter in midst of world pandemic
Gabrysia Kiryluk discusses the new abortion laws and the subsequent threat to women’s health and wellbeing in her native country.
Inclusion or Division: Is Northern Ireland’s New Law Dividing The Country?
On 16th November 2017, I photographed a pro-life protest outside the University of Leeds led by Abort67, an organisation fighting for the reversal of the 1967 Abortion Act in England, Scotland and Wales. Opposition protestors […]
Gibraltar Abortion Referendum: A Threat to Human Rights
Unknown to the United Kingdom’s mass media supervision, the British overseas territory of Gibraltar with its small population of 30,000 conceals one of the European Union’s harshest abortion laws and renunciation of human rights. The […]
Another Hurrah for Equality, but There Is Still More to be Done
Tasha Austen discusses the legalisation and decriminalisation of abortion and same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland.
Northern Ireland Legalises Abortion
Abortion laws have perhaps been the most controversial issue persisting within the Northern Irish political scene for decades. A new turn of events has just altered this forever. Until this point, abortion was only legal in […]
A War on Women Closer To Home
Highly restrictive abortion laws have recently been passed in certain US states like Alabama sparking uproar all over the Western World and increasing fears that the landmark US Supreme Court ruling Roe V. Wade will […]
Ohio’s Bill 565: The Latest Threat To Women’s Reproductive Rights In The US
A Bill has been introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives that could dramatically affect the access women have to abortions. House Bill 565 proposes to expand the legislature’s definition of a ‘person’ to include […]
Repeal the 8th
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In late May 2018, the Republic of Ireland, still considered the most intransigent Catholic state in the world, will hold a referendum on repealing the 1983 eighth amendment of the Irish constitution. Currently, the eighth […]
Protesting the Protestors
Many of you will have noticed the small group of pro-life protestors next to the Parkinson Building one Thursday afternoon (16th November). In itself this is not particularly unusual; a protest or stall is far […]
Northern Ireland: Abortion Is a Medical Issue, Not a Criminal One
When you think of Northern Ireland, what comes to mind? Is it beautiful scenery, the Titanic, maybe Game of Thrones? Or do you think of archaic, out-dated abortion laws? For England, Scotland, and Wales, Friday […]
"My body, my business"
October 3rd could have been a massive game changer for Polish women. An Estimated 20,000 protesters, dressed in black, made it to streets of over 60 cities and towns all over the country to stand […]