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→Paula Dennan: I haven’t always been pro-choice, here’s how I became a pro-choice activist
I haven’t always been pro-choice. For years I didn’t really consider the issue of abortion at all, but if asked I would say I was more pro-life than pro-choice. Yet, I struggled to explain what I meant when pressed further. I could understand where both sides were coming from, which in many ways can be a good thing. When it…
Continue Reading→I don’t want to hear men’s views on abortion
This letter, by Kerry for Choice member Fionnuala Sarsfield, first appeared in The Kerryman on the 11th January 2017 With reference to last week’s two letters to the Editor by two elderly Councillors on the subject of abortion, is it necessary to point out that these gentlemen will never be faced with this problem. Unless you have a woman’s body,…
Continue Reading→If men could have abortions, they would be available at ATMs
This letter, by Kerry for Choice member Dr. Maeve Mahon-Ferriter, first appeared in The Kerryman on 21st December 2016 Abortion is a basic health care need and a medical issue for woman and their doctors. I applaud Cllr. Michael Gleeson and other anti-choice men who write to the Kerryman sharing their opinions on this most personal and often difficult woman’s reproductive issue.…
Continue Reading→Kerry women shouldn’t have to leave the county to have an abortion
This letter, by Kerry for Choice member Fionnuala Sarsfield, first appeared in The Kerryman on the 7th December 2016 In reply to Joan Kelly’s letter in last week’s Kerryman, wondering why people are advocating to repeal the Eighth Amendment, let her remain flummoxed no longer. Can she really find it difficult to understand why a women pregnant by rape or incest…
Continue Reading→Kerry for Choice Submission to the Citizens’ Assembly
This submission was made to the Citizens’ Assembly in December 2016 “The State acknowledges the right to life of the unborn and, with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother, guarantees in its laws to respect, and, as far as practicable, by its laws to defend and vindicate that right.” – Article 40.3.3 Bunreacht na hÉireann About Kerry…
Continue Reading→Women Must be Able to Access Abortion Services in Ireland
This letter first appeared in The Kerryman on the 11th January 2017 While there is much to say about Councillor Culloty’s recent letter (The Kerryman, January 4) we would like to respond to his assumption in the final paragraph that describing anti-choice views as misogynistic and judgemental is an attempt to silence people who wish the Eighth Amendment to remain…
Continue Reading→Funding Given to Kerry for Choice is all on the Record
This letter first appeared in The Kerryman on the 23rd November 2016 Mary Fitzgibbon (Kerryman letters, November 16) wrote about attending a public information evening on why the Eighth Amendment must be repealed. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ms Fitzgibbon for coming and participating in this event. Not a single public representative saw fit to attend,…
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…
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