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(Kerryman letters, November 16) wrote about attending a public information evening on why the Eighth Amendment must be repealed.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,…
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…
Overwhelming Support for Reform of Abortion Laws
This letter first appeared in The Kerryman on the 3rd August 2016 While there’s much to criticise in Henry Gaynor’s most recent letter (The Kerryman, July 27) we would like to answer the charge contained in the final paragraphs. In these he accuses pro-choice campaigners of having ‘hijacked’ the tragedy of Fatal Foetal Abnormality. It’s the type of cynical charge…
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…
Kerry County Council Vote to Keep the Eighth Amendment
This letter first appeared in The Kerryman on the 27th January 2016 I am writing on behalf of Kerry For Choice, a recently formed, Kerry based, organisation that will be campaigning for the repeal of the Eighth Amendment. We do this to give a voice to the approximately 60 women, who leave Kerry annually, for reproductive medical care outside Ireland.…