Women on Waves ship at Dublin and Cork
Ireland's silence about abortion was dramatically broken when the
Women on Waves ship visited Dublin and Cork. Over 6,000 Irish women
travel to British clinics each year but our rulers pretend that there
is no demand for abortion. The most recent opinion poll, conducted by
Landsdowne Market Research for the Abortion Reform grouping, showed
that 79% of people would allow abortion in some circumstances. This
means they do not agree with the bishops and bigots that abortion is
murder. 22% supported a 'right to choose' position.
WSM members were involved in the committee which brought the ship
to Ireland, publicised its visit, organised security and hosted a
public rally of support. Unlike some activists who were frightened
that the visit was "provocative" and "premature" we argued that this
was an excellent opportunity to restart the public debate about
abortion rights. Now let's be confident and step up the battle to win
real choice for women.
More info:
http://struggle.ws/abortion_wsm.html
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This edition is No65
published in July 2001