This press statement was issued on 30th June 2017 Kerry for Choice cautiously welcomes the Citizens’ Assembly report on the Eighth Amendment and calls on the Joint Oireachtas committee to respect the Assembly’s recommendations. Kerry for Choice spokesperson Roesia Foley said, “We are pleased with the Assembly’s recommendation that the termination of pregnancy without restriction should be lawful. We also…
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49 women from Kerry seek abortions in the UK in 2016
This press statement was issued on 13th June 2017 Statistics published today by the UK Department of Health show that 49 women from Kerry accessed abortion services in England and Wales in 2016. Women from the island of Ireland accounted for 83% of legal abortions provided to non-residents in 2016. This annual report, published by the UK Department of Health,…
Continue Reading→Kerry for Choice calls for nuanced discussion on abortion
This press statement was issued on the 29th May 2017 The Irish Times Poll results prove public opinion has moved on in the last number of years, but work still needs to be done. Speaking after the latest Irish Times/Ipsos MRBI opinion poll published on Friday Paula Dennan, Convener of Kerry for Choice, said: “We welcome that this poll shows huge…
Continue Reading→Government must set a date for a referendum on the Eighth Amendment
This press statement was issued on the 24th April 2017 Kerry for Choice calls on the government to set a date for a referendum on the Eighth Amendment. The recommendations from the Citizens’ Assembly once again show that there is a need for choice and change. The government must now respect the will of the Citizens’ Assembly. Paula Dennan, Convener…
Continue Reading→Support for Kerry for Choice shows there is appetite to Repeal the Eighth
This press statement was issued the 9th March 2017 On the 8th of March, International Women’s Day, Kerry for Choice took part in the nationwide Strike 4 Repeal in The Square, Tralee. In the two hours we were there more than 130 people, from every demographic, came to show their support for a call for an immediate referendum to repeal the Eighth…
Continue Reading→Kerry for Choice Calls for Strike for Repeal on March 8th
This press statement was issued on the 2nd March 2017 Kerry for Choice will be taking part in the Strike for Repeal on the 8th of March, International Women’s Day, with a stall in the Square Tralee offering information on why we need to repeal the Eighth at 12-2pm. The stall will be followed by an informal gathering at The Abbey Inn…
Continue Reading→Kerry for Choice Place Repeal Pumpkins on Tralee Courthouse Steps
This press statement was issued on the 31st October 2016 On the 31st of October 2016 Kerry for Choice in collaboration with Kerry Knicker Collective placed 12 pumpkins and 56 candles on the Tralee Courthouse steps to highlight the 12 Irish women a day and 56 Kerry women in 2015 who were forced to travel to England to access abortion services. At…
Continue Reading→Kerry for Choice Calls for the Urgent Need to Repeal the Eighth
This press statement was issued on the 21st April 2016 At a recent meeting, Kerry for Choice chairperson Paula Dennan called for the urgent need to Repeal the Eighth Amendment before more women’s lives were put at risk. The Eighth Amendment interferes with the patient/doctor relationship and stops women from accessing services they might need to save their lives. This was…
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