Gillian Mackay celebrates passing of buffer zones bill
Scottish Green Party MSP Gillian Mackay has celebrated the passing into law of her bill to bring in buffer zones around healthcare facilities offering abortions. The bill passed by 118…
Women in Poland are facing an ‘abortion witch hunt’
Women in Poland are currently facing an 'abortion witch hunt', Human Rights Watch has claimed. The NGO has claimed the Polish government is targeting people for alleged abortion-related activities and…
Abortion reform, Covid-19 testing for teachers and fossil fuel divestment – UK Green news round up issue 53
Greens call for abortion law reform Image credit: Global Justice Now - Creative Commons With the coronavirus crisis gripping the country, healthcare has been at the top of the country's…
Abortion rights, budget wars and Brexit tours – UK Green news round up week 4
Green Party in Northern Ireland demand abortion law reform YouTube screen grab The Green Party in Northern Ireland called for legalisation of abortion this week. While legal in the rest…
Outdated, absurd and degrading: time to change Northern Ireland’s abortion laws
By Ardfern (Own work) , via Wikimedia is taken for granted that we all can control what happens to our body. Women in Northern Ireland however do not have control…
Prominent feminist is new Northern Ireland Green Party Deputy Leader
Clare Bailey makes her first speech as Deputy Leader with GPNI Leader Steven Agnew. She was elected unanimously to the new Deputy Leader position, which follows the Northern Ireland Green…
Reproductive Rights in Irish Law: A Beginner’s Guide
A protest vigil in memory of Savita Halappanavar When the tragic news of Savita Halappanavar's death was circulated around the world on Wednesday, it brought Ireland's strict anti-abortion laws to…
Anti-Abortion Bullshit Bingo
Eyes down, ladies and gentlemen, eyes down. It's time for Anti-Abortion Bullshit Bingo! Nadine Dorries has been granted a 90-minute debate in the House of Commons on reducing the abortion…
In Defence of Irrationality: why Mehdi Hasan is wrong about sensible debate
The former New Statesman editor Mehdi Hasan has announced that, when it comes to abortion, he stands with that noted advocate of women's rights, the late Christopher Hitchens – that…
Abortion: what do people think?
This post first appeared on Jim Jepps' blog While there are many Conservatives who are in favour of the current abortion time limits it seems that if you’re a cabinet…