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*Send your thoughts, opinions and feedback via voicenote to 0892096423* You may have heard people talking about this week's RTE Investigates documentary on the fact that many Irish people are still being forced to travel to access abortion services. The issues raised are really troubling, and it seems that many people weren't aware of the awful circumstances in which people still find themselves in around pregnancy in this country. This week I caught up with Annie Tidbury, Service Manager of the Abortion Support Network, a volunteer-run service which assists people in accessing abortion. Sadly, Ireland is still in the top two countries they hear from. We talked about why there are still barriers and what we can do to make change.To support the podcast and access bonus episodes join our community on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stacey Grant-Canham, is the founder of Black & Beech, a small business putting feminism at the heart of fashion. Stacey talks a lot about her upbringing, her journey of starting Black & Beech and how it has evolved into the brilliant brand that it is today. She talked about motherhood and how it has radicalised her. She talked about her Irishness and how she often feels misunderstood as an Irish immigrant in Britain. Stacey tells us the story of designing her very first t-shirt and how it has gone from that to a brand that has now donated over £13,000 to charities supporting women's rights. She talks about her journey as an accidental entrepreneur and someone who grew up believing you needed to have a safe, steady job with a pension.Stacey's story is inspiring and one we can all learn so much from.Links:Follow Stacey on Instagram - @blackandbeechCheck out Black & Beech - https://blackandbeech.comRead Disobedient Bodies by Emma Dabiri - https://thefeministbookshop.com/products/disobedient-bodiesGet your own A Mothers Place Is In The Resistance Tee - https://blackandbeech.com/products/a-mothers-place-is-in-the-resistance-black-scoop-tee?pr_prod_strat=use_description&pr_rec_id=183bc073c&pr_rec_pid=4590376353910&pr_ref_pid=8091089502451&pr_seq=uniformSupport the Abortion Support Network - https://www.asn.org.uk/support-us/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stacey is the founder and creative force behind Black and Beech. Through Black and Beech she champions feminism and supports a range of charities, including the Abortion Support Network (www.asn.org.uk) who we mention in the podcast. I am delighted to bring this conversation to you at the start of a new chapter for her. I'm totally in love with Stacey's knitwear, and she has gifted you all 15% off at the Black and Beech store (blackandbeech.com) (woohoo!) - simply fill up your basket and check out using QUIETTHEHIVE15 (I can personally recommend the 'Take No Harm, Do No Shit' cardie and the 'Sororité jumper, and I might have to treat myself to a necklace now..!). Sign up for the Black and Beech Newsletter - https://blackandbeech.com/pages/be-first-to-know The artists mentioned are: Philip Morgan @pmillustration, Layla Holzer @laylaholzerillustration, and Rebecca Strickson, @rebecca_strickson_illustration We also talk about our obsession with Elizabeth Day podcast 'How To Fail'. HEADS UP: We mention abortion and we also use the odd swear word, so you might want headphones if you're in a public space or there are Littles around!

Hello, and welcome to today's episode. Our guest is Mara Clarke. Mara is an abortion activist, mum and disabled woman. She founded Abortion Support Network which supports those who need to travel for an abortion from across Europe. We discuss Channel 4's documentary titled Disability and Abortion: The Hardest Choice, aired at the end of the summer. Does ending a pregnancy due to detected fetal abnormality amount to disability discrimination? No, of course not. Once again, this is a case of trying to simplify a complex and nuanced situation. Mara and I then get into deeper conversations about abortion, what it means to be pro-choice, how TFMR intersects with all of this, etc, etc. It's a rich and fast moving conversation, hold on to your seats folks! And I will say, listen to your instincts about whether to listen to this episode or not. I am very aware of what the word abortion can bring up for TFMR parents, and we use it a lot in this episode.  You can find Mara on Instagram @mara.k.clarke and Abortion Support Network @abortionsupportnetwork If you do listen, get in touch and let us know what you think. Social media: Instagram and Facebook @TimeToTalkTFMR and Twitter @TalkTFMR Email is TalkTFMR@yahoo.com This episode is supported by Antenatal Results and Choices. For more information on how they support women and couples click here or call them on 0207 713 7486. We've added a Patron account to the podcast. We'd be so grateful if you'd consider supporting the podcast with a monthly donation. Pledges start at only $1 per month. Head to our Podbean page and click on the 'Become a Patron' button at the top right to learn more.

Requesting an abortion in Europe is legal in most countries. Yet, even if ending a pregnancy is not banned, accessing this right is not always guaranteed. While the pro-life narratives spread all over Europe, far-right governments tighten abortion rules. Hungary is the latest example. In this country, from September 15, women can request an abortion only if they listen to the fetus' heartbeat. What is behind this new and cruel decree? On this episode of Europe Talks Back, Marìa Dios interviews Júlia Bakó, a Hungarian Budapest-based feminist women's rights activist, and Mara Clarke, founder of Abortion Support Network, an organisation that helps women all over Europe to access safe abortions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sarah Vine and her co-host, author Imogen Edwards-Jones, speak to Mara Clarke, founder of Abortion Support Network about the threat to reproductive rights in the US, to George Trefgarne,  CEO at Boscopel & Partners, about the chaos that continues to engulf Westminster and to Beauty Expert Hannah Betts about the best of Met Gala fashion. Plus, find out how to boost your mood with a splash of colour.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last September, gynecologist Isabel Stabile stood outside the Maltese Parliament with a group of activists on International Safe Abortion Day, holding signs that said: “Abortions are safe and necessary” and “My body is not a political playground.” As they livestreamed the protest on Facebook, some activists took out a box of fake abortion pills and swallowed them.“Malta is the only country in the whole of Europe where abortion is still illegal, under all circumstances."Isabel Stabile, abortion rights activist, Doctors for Choice, Malta“Malta is the only country in the whole of Europe where abortion is still illegal, under all circumstances,” said Stabile, as the camera zoomed in on her. “We are here to show you how easy and simple this process can be.”The protest was small — and later met by a bigger crowd from anti-abortion protestors — but it signals a growing abortion rights movement in the small, predominantly Catholic island of Malta in the Mediterranean, where more than 90% of the population are against abortion, on religious grounds. Related: Catalonia's temporary tele-abortion services are a game-changerUnlike Poland, where abortion is difficult to access, but still legal in cases of rape and incest, the abortion law in Malta doesn't make any exceptions — even when the mother's health is at risk.As a result, an estimated 300 pregnant people travel abroad every year to seek abortion services in places like the United Kingdom and Italy, but when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March of 2020, travel restrictions made such trips nearly impossible.Stabile, who is part of the advocacy group Doctors for Choice, said that's when calls to the organization shot up significantly.“What happened at that point is that women became desperate,” Stabile said. “And it pushed us as pro-choice doctors to set up a service.”The Family Planning Advisory Service (FPAS) was launched last August, and is run by trained volunteers providing medically-based information about reproductive health care — fertility, contraception or abortion. Under Malta's abortion law, doctors can face up to three years in prison for providing abortion services, so FPAS volunteers figured out a work-around: They inform callers of the travel restrictions for countries where abortion is legal and tell them about reliable nongovernmental organizations that ship abortion pills — although it is illegal to consume them on Maltese soil.Related: In Italy, religious organizations' 'fetus graves' reignite abortion debates“We have effectively created a telemedicine service. ... People are now no longer needing to travel as often.”Isabel Stabile, abortion rights activist, Doctors for Choice, Malta“We have effectively created a telemedicine service,” Stabile said. “People are now no longer needing to travel as often.”Stabile said that within the first six months of launching, FPAS received more than 200 calls — in a country with a population of less than 500,000 people. What's more, the number of abortion pills ordered online from organizations like Women on Web and Women Help Women doubled from 2019 to 2020.But taking the abortion pills Mifepristone and Misoprostol is only considered safe up until the 12th week of pregnancy. For people needing an abortion past 12 weeks, including those who have found out about a fetus abnormality, taking a pill is no longer a possibility.For people who are more than 12 weeks pregnant, taking a pill is no longer a possibility, which often applies to pregnancies with fetal abnormalities, as well. Mara Clarke, from the Abortion Support Network, said those are the people who continue to travel for abortions — despite the pandemic. Clarke's organization helps fund pregnant people's trips to the UK from countries where abortion is illegal or severely restricted.“At the beginning of the pandemic, we really didn't know what was going on,” Clarke said. “They were closing airports, we would book flights and they would get canceled, people were scared about traveling.”There were nonstop hurdles: border closures, shut hotels, no child care. It was especially hard for Maltese people, who live on an island and are geographically isolated. Related: Abortion increasingly hard to access in Turkey Nowadays, Clarke said, traveling is somewhat easier, but mandatory PCR tests make it more expensive and constantly changing measures make it more difficult. “Prior to COVID, the Draconian abortion laws were an inconvenience for women and pregnant people with money, and they were only a catastrophe for people without money or resources or support networks."Mara Clarke, Abortion Support Network“Prior to COVID, the Draconian abortion laws were an inconvenience for women and pregnant people with money, and they were only a catastrophe for people without money or resources or support networks,” Clarke said.“But suddenly, you have a global pandemic, and literally everybody understands what it means to live in a country with really a bad abortion law.”According to the UK's National Health Service, the number of Maltese people who traveled there for abortions decreased by two-thirds from 2019, when 58 abortions were registered, to 2020, when 20 abortions were registered.As part of an ongoing collaboration, Clarke is now funding a helpline at Malta's Family Planning Advisory Service.Dr. Christopher Barbara, another member of Doctors for Choice, said the goal of FPAS is to fill the void left by the lack of a government-established family planning programs.“We feel that people have a right to that information because, if nothing else, it's a harm-reduction exercise."Dr. Christopher Barbara, Doctors for Choice, Malta“We feel that people have a right to that information because, if nothing else, it's a harm-reduction exercise,” said Barbara. “If a woman can't get the abortion pill safely, she'll just end up getting them from unverified sources.”To this day, no major political party in Malta has come out in favor of abortion rights — but some individual politicians are starting to speak up.This May, one parliament member introduced a bill to decriminalize abortion, though it didn't pass. President George Vella later responded to this move, saying he'd rather resign than sign a law that “involves the authorization of murder.”Abortion is still very much taboo in Malta — and abortion rights activists who speak publicly about it often face online harassment from anti-abortion groups. But Barbara said public discourse is starting to shift — websites like Break the Taboo, which tell the stories of people in Malta who had an abortion, are hoping to destigmatize the topic.And Barbara said it's working. In 2016, the morning-after pill was legalized, and in 2018, the first abortion rights group in Malta was founded. Since then, similar organizations have emerged and local media are increasingly covering the abortion debate.“People are starting to realize that you can personally be against abortion, but at the same time, an abortion ban is not the right way to go,” Barbara said. This story was produced in partnership with the International Women's Media Foundation.

Last September, gynecologist Isabel Stabile stood outside the Maltese Parliament with a group of activists on International Safe Abortion Day, holding signs that said: “Abortions are safe and necessary” and “My body is not a political playground.” As they livestreamed the protest on Facebook, some activists took out a box of fake abortion pills and swallowed them.“Malta is the only country in the whole of Europe where abortion is still illegal, under all circumstances."Isabel Stabile, abortion rights activist, Doctors for Choice, Malta“Malta is the only country in the whole of Europe where abortion is still illegal, under all circumstances,” said Stabile, as the camera zoomed in on her. “We are here to show you how easy and simple this process can be.”The protest was small — and later met by a bigger crowd from anti-abortion protestors — but it signals a growing abortion rights movement in the small, predominantly Catholic island of Malta in the Mediterranean, where more than 90% of the population are against abortion, on religious grounds. Related: Catalonia's temporary tele-abortion services are a game-changerUnlike Poland, where abortion is difficult to access, but still legal in cases of rape and incest, the abortion law in Malta doesn't make any exceptions — even when the mother's health is at risk.As a result, an estimated 300 pregnant people travel abroad every year to seek abortion services in places like the United Kingdom and Italy, but when the COVID-19 pandemic hit in March of 2020, travel restrictions made such trips nearly impossible.Stabile, who is part of the advocacy group Doctors for Choice, said that's when calls to the organization shot up significantly.“What happened at that point is that women became desperate,” Stabile said. “And it pushed us as pro-choice doctors to set up a service.”The Family Planning Advisory Service (FPAS) was launched last August, and is run by trained volunteers providing medically-based information about reproductive health care — fertility, contraception or abortion. Under Malta's abortion law, doctors can face up to three years in prison for providing abortion services, so FPAS volunteers figured out a work-around: They inform callers of the travel restrictions for countries where abortion is legal and tell them about reliable nongovernmental organizations that ship abortion pills — although it is illegal to consume them on Maltese soil.Related: In Italy, religious organizations' 'fetus graves' reignite abortion debates“We have effectively created a telemedicine service. ... People are now no longer needing to travel as often.”Isabel Stabile, abortion rights activist, Doctors for Choice, Malta“We have effectively created a telemedicine service,” Stabile said. “People are now no longer needing to travel as often.”Stabile said that within the first six months of launching, FPAS received more than 200 calls — in a country with a population of less than 500,000 people. What's more, the number of abortion pills ordered online from organizations like Women on Web and Women Help Women doubled from 2019 to 2020.But taking the abortion pills Mifepristone and Misoprostol is only considered safe up until the 12th week of pregnancy. For people needing an abortion past 12 weeks, including those who have found out about a fetus abnormality, taking a pill is no longer a possibility.For people who are more than 12 weeks pregnant, taking a pill is no longer a possibility, which often applies to pregnancies with fetal abnormalities, as well. Mara Clarke, from the Abortion Support Network, said those are the people who continue to travel for abortions — despite the pandemic. Clarke's organization helps fund pregnant people's trips to the UK from countries where abortion is illegal or severely restricted.“At the beginning of the pandemic, we really didn't know what was going on,” Clarke said. “They were closing airports, we would book flights and they would get canceled, people were scared about traveling.”There were nonstop hurdles: border closures, shut hotels, no child care. It was especially hard for Maltese people, who live on an island and are geographically isolated. Related: Abortion increasingly hard to access in Turkey Nowadays, Clarke said, traveling is somewhat easier, but mandatory PCR tests make it more expensive and constantly changing measures make it more difficult. “Prior to COVID, the Draconian abortion laws were an inconvenience for women and pregnant people with money, and they were only a catastrophe for people without money or resources or support networks."Mara Clarke, Abortion Support Network“Prior to COVID, the Draconian abortion laws were an inconvenience for women and pregnant people with money, and they were only a catastrophe for people without money or resources or support networks,” Clarke said.“But suddenly, you have a global pandemic, and literally everybody understands what it means to live in a country with really a bad abortion law.”According to the UK's National Health Service, the number of Maltese people who traveled there for abortions decreased by two-thirds from 2019, when 58 abortions were registered, to 2020, when 20 abortions were registered.As part of an ongoing collaboration, Clarke is now funding a helpline at Malta's Family Planning Advisory Service.Dr. Christopher Barbara, another member of Doctors for Choice, said the goal of FPAS is to fill the void left by the lack of a government-established family planning programs.“We feel that people have a right to that information because, if nothing else, it's a harm-reduction exercise."Dr. Christopher Barbara, Doctors for Choice, Malta“We feel that people have a right to that information because, if nothing else, it's a harm-reduction exercise,” said Barbara. “If a woman can't get the abortion pill safely, she'll just end up getting them from unverified sources.”To this day, no major political party in Malta has come out in favor of abortion rights — but some individual politicians are starting to speak up.This May, one parliament member introduced a bill to decriminalize abortion, though it didn't pass. President George Vella later responded to this move, saying he'd rather resign than sign a law that “involves the authorization of murder.”Abortion is still very much taboo in Malta — and abortion rights activists who speak publicly about it often face online harassment from anti-abortion groups. But Barbara said public discourse is starting to shift — websites like Break the Taboo, which tell the stories of people in Malta who had an abortion, are hoping to destigmatize the topic.And Barbara said it's working. In 2016, the morning-after pill was legalized, and in 2018, the first abortion rights group in Malta was founded. Since then, similar organizations have emerged and local media are increasingly covering the abortion debate.“People are starting to realize that you can personally be against abortion, but at the same time, an abortion ban is not the right way to go,” Barbara said. This story was produced in partnership with the International Women's Media Foundation.

This episode of How The Yes Was Won is a collection of stories we heard during our interviews that we loved, but just didn't fit in any other episode. We hope you like them as much as we did!Stories are from Mary Ryder, Anne Connolly, Mary Gordon, Mary McDermott, Ursula Barry and Catherine Coffey O'Brien.If you would like to help increase access to abortion in Ireland and elsewhere, please consider donating to the Abortion Support Network.Donate to Abortion Support NetworkWritten and edited by Deirdre Kelly and Aisling Dolan. Narrated by Aisling Dolan. Produced by Deirdre Kelly, Aisling Dolan, Emma Callaghan, Tara Lonij, Davy QuinlivanMusic: A DreamWritten By Jessie Marie Villa, Matthew WigtonPerformed By Jessie Villa Produced ByJessie VillaLicensed via SoundstripeLogo: designed by Fintan Wall,  featuring Maser's Repeal heart   Support the show

In the final episode of How The Yes Was Won, we cover the day of the referendum results. We talk about the mixed emotions from everyone on the day, and the infamous "quiet revolution" quote from Leo Varadkar. We also look at the failures of the current legislation, and how we now need to push for more as it comes up for review. We speak about some of the other areas of injustice in Ireland that we now need to focus on, and hope you agree. Links to additional resources are below.We spoke with Anne Connolly, Alison Spillane, Anita Byrne, Cathie Shiels, Eddie Conlon, Emily Waszak, Ivana Bacik, Linda Kavanagh, Mary Gordon, Mary McAuliffe, Mary McDermott, Mary Ryder, Maeve Taylor, Niall Behan, Sam Blanckensee, Sarah Monaghan, Sean O'Brien, and Ursula Barry for this series.If you would like to help increase access to abortion in Ireland and elsewhere, please consider donating to the Abortion Support Network.Donate to Abortion Support NetworkHealth (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018ARC Submission on Abortion LegislationIn Our Shoes - Covid PregnancyTogether For SafetyAlliance for ChoiceWritten and edited by Deirdre Kelly and Aisling Dolan. Narrated by Aisling Dolan. Produced by Deirdre Kelly, Aisling Dolan, Emma Callaghan, Tara Lonij, Davy QuinlivanMusic: A DreamWritten By Jessie Marie Villa, Matthew WigtonPerformed By Jessie Villa Produced ByJessie VillaLicensed via SoundstripeLogo: designed by Fintan Wall,  featuring Maser's Repeal heart Support the show

In this episode of How The Yes Was Won, we cover the formation of Together For Yes, the national campaign to organise for a Yes vote in the referendum on Repeal. We spoke to activists involved in the campaign, from head office to canvassers on the ground, and discuss the many ways in which people were excluded from it. We also cover how the Irish Media denigrated the campaign from the outset, never really understanding the power of grassroots activism. Links to additional resources are below.A clarification. There is a point that's been interpreted as blaming Together for Yes or ARC for writing non-inclusive legislation. We want to make sure everyone knows that this was not the intention of the interviewee or us, and that FG are to blame, not those groups. We want to make sure everyone knows that activists groups unfortunately do not get to say what goes into legislation, and to thank the people who brought this miscommunication to our attention. Some context was lost in editing and we sincerely apologize for that. Our greater point was not that we could choose or write the legislation, but rather that the campaign did choose who was included in the conversation, and that that did have a knock on effect. We'll go into that in more detail in episode 9, but just want to clear that point up. If you would like to help increase access to abortion in Ireland and elsewhere, please consider donating to the Abortion Support Network.Donate to Abortion Support NetworkTogether For YesIn Her Shoes Women of the Eighth: A Memoir and Anthology by Erin DarcyWritten and edited by Deirdre Kelly and Aisling Dolan. Narrated by Aisling Dolan. Produced by Deirdre Kelly, Aisling Dolan, Emma Callaghan, Tara Lonij, Davy QuinlivanMusic: A DreamWritten By Jessie Marie Villa, Matthew WigtonPerformed By Jessie Villa Produced ByJessie VillaLicensed via SoundstripeLogo: designed by Fintan Wall,  featuring Maser's Repeal heart Support the show

In this episode of How The Yes Was Won, we cover the rising campaign to demand a referendum to Repeal the 8th from 2012 onwards, and some of the changes that took place in Irish society that helped pave the way for this. More and more Pro-Choice groups were forming around the country, and momentum was building. Links to additional resources are below.We spoke with Sarah Monaghan, Anita Byrne, Cathie Shiels, Alison Spillane and Emily Waszak for this episode.If you would like to help increase access to abortion in Ireland and elsewhere, please consider donating to the Abortion Support Network.Donate to Abortion Support NetworkStrike for Repeal The Murder That Created The Dublin Pride ParadeThe Citizens' AssemblyCommittee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Written and edited by Deirdre Kelly and Aisling Dolan. Narrated by Aisling Dolan. Produced by Deirdre Kelly, Aisling Dolan, Emma Callaghan, Tara Lonij, Davy QuinlivanMusic: A DreamWritten By Jessie Marie Villa, Matthew WigtonPerformed By Jessie Villa Produced ByJessie VillaLicensed via SoundstripeLogo: designed by Fintan Wall,  featuring Maser's Repeal heartSupport the show

Content Warning: In this episode, we will cover the story of Savita Halappanavar, Miss P and Miss Y. These stories include grotesque medical mistreatment, sexual assault, and death. Listener discretion is advised throughout.In October 2012, just one month after the first March for Choice, Savita Halappanavar died in a Galway hospital after being refused an abortion. Her story forever changed the conversation around abortion access in Ireland. In this episode, we will talk about her and the other stories that became public around this time, highlighting the barbarity of the 8th Amendment. We also cover the introduction of the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act, and how it's obvious failures only served to make activists more determined to Repeal the 8th. Links to additional resources are below.We spoke with Emily Waszak, Alison Spillane, Maeve Taylor, Eddie Conlon for this episode.If you would like to help increase access to abortion in Ireland and elsewhere, please consider donating to the Abortion Support Network.Donate to Abortion Support NetworkDublin remembers Savita with a 'Never Again' march, The Hindu, 18 November 2012 Thousands march in Dublin over abortion rights, The Guardian 17 November 2012Savita Halappanavar - Irish embassy protest over death, BBC, 16 November 2012Abortion Rights Campaign archive entries for PLDPAUN: Irish abortion law treats women as 'vessels', Irish Examiner 16 July 2014 Written and edited by Deirdre Kelly and Aisling Dolan. Narrated by Aisling Dolan. Produced by Deirdre Kelly, Aisling Dolan, Emma Callaghan, Tara Lonij, Davy QuinlivanMusic: A DreamWritten By Jessie Marie Villa, Matthew WigtonPerformed By Jessie Villa Produced ByJessie VillaLicensed via SoundstripeLogo: designed by Fintan Wall,  featuring Maser's Repeal heart  Support the show

In this episode of How The Yes Was Won, we cover how 20 years on from the referenda following The X Case, there was still no legislation to make it practicable. In 2012, a new generation of activists who had grown up under the 8th Amendment were spurred into action by a campaign of anti-choice posters erected all over the country by Youth Defence. We also cover the A,B and C cases, three women who took the country to the European Court of Human Rights to demand justice for how they had been treated under the 8th Amendment. Links to additional resources are below.We spoke with Niall Behan, Maeve Taylor, Alison Spillane and Cathie Shiels for this episode.If you would like to help increase access to abortion in Ireland and elsewhere, please consider donating to the Abortion Support Network.Donate to Abortion Support NetworkOrder allowing girl to travel for abortion upheld by courtMiss D and the Irish abortion debateMarch for Choice 2012 Written and edited by Deirdre Kelly and Aisling Dolan. Narrated by Aisling Dolan. Produced by Deirdre Kelly, Aisling Dolan, Emma Callaghan, Tara Lonij, Davy QuinlivanMusic: A DreamWritten By Jessie Marie Villa, Matthew WigtonPerformed By Jessie Villa Produced ByJessie VillaLicensed via SoundstripeLogo: designed by Fintan Wall,  featuring Maser's Repeal heart  Support the show

Content Warning: This episode includes mentions of the sexual assault of a minor. We don't go into detail, but it may be distressing for some listeners, and listener discretion is advised.On this episode of How The Yes Was Won, we cover The X Case, the first real challenge to the 8th Amendment. We cover how this case led to widespread public demonstrations, and culminated in the public voting in 3 additional referenda on the same day to increase access to abortion, and information on abortion services overseas. We also cover how in 2002, conservative politicians attempted to rollback on these referenda, despite the fact that none of it had been made practicable by legislation. Links to additional resources are below.We spoke with Dr Ursula Barry, Mary Ryder, and Niall Behan for this episode.If you would like to help increase access to abortion in Ireland and elsewhere, please consider donating to the Abortion Support Network.Donate to Abortion Support NetworkRTÉ report from the X case protest march Written and edited by Deirdre Kelly and Aisling Dolan. Narrated by Aisling Dolan. Produced by Deirdre Kelly, Aisling Dolan, Emma Callaghan, Tara Lonij, Davy QuinlivanMusic: A DreamWritten By Jessie Marie Villa, Matthew WigtonPerformed By Jessie Villa Produced ByJessie VillaLicensed via SoundstripeLogo: designed by Fintan Wall,  featuring Maser's Repeal heart  Support the show

On this episode we discuss how S.P.U.C weaponised the 8th Amendment to go much farther than Pro-Choice activists had anticipated, bringing legal action against anyone who was giving information out about how to access abortion in the UK and other countries. The only way forward for activists at the time was to set up an anonymous phone line to help those in crisis get the information they so desperately needed. We spoke with Mary Gordon and Mary Ryder about their struggles both spreading the number, and answering the calls.We also spoke to Senator Ivana Bacik about how she and other Students Union members were taken to court over their publishing of this phone number in student guidebooks.If you would like to help increase access to abortion in Ireland and elsewhere, please consider donating to the Abortion Support Network.Donate to Abortion Support Networkhttp://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1861/act/100/enacted/en/print.htmlWritten and edited by Deirdre Kelly and Aisling Dolan. Narrated by Aisling Dolan. Produced by Deirdre Kelly, Aisling Dolan, Emma Callaghan, Tara Lonij, Davy QuinlivanMusic: A DreamWritten By Jessie Marie Villa, Matthew WigtonPerformed By Jessie Villa Produced ByJessie VillaLicensed via SoundstripeLogo: designed by Fintan Wall,  featuring Maser's Repeal heart  Support the show

On the second episode of How The Yes Was Won, we spoke with the activists and organisers who mobilised as part of the Anti-Amendment Campaign. This campaign fought to try to prevent the introduction of the 8th Amendment. Their bravery and perseverance is astounding. Additional research notes can be found below if you'd like to do some further reading.We spoke with Mary Gordon, Mary Ryder, Dr Ursula Barry, Eddie Conlon and Sean O'Brien for this episode.If you would like to help increase access to abortion in Ireland and elsewhere, please consider donating to the Abortion Support Network.Donate to Abortion Support NetworkStory of the 8th - Interviews with Goretti Horgan and Mary Diskin1982 Leaflet from The Anti Amendment Campaign - Irish Election LiteratureHow The Yes Was Won written and edited by Deirdre Kelly and Aisling Dolan. Narrated by Aisling Dolan. Produced by Deirdre Kelly, Aisling Dolan, Emma Callaghan, Tara Lonij, Davy QuinlivanMusic: A DreamWritten By Jessie Marie Villa, Matthew WigtonPerformed By Jessie Villa Produced ByJessie VillaLicensed via SoundstripeLogo: designed by Fintan Wall,  featuring Maser's Repeal heartSupport the show

In our first episode of How The Yes Was Won, we give context to the introduction of the 8th Amendment by delving in to what was happening in Irish Feminism in the late 70s and early 80s, and the backlash from it. There are links to some additional resources you may be interested in just below. We spoke with Anne Connolly, Mary Gordon, Dr Ursula Barry, with additional research assistance from Mary McAuliffe.If you would like to help increase access to abortion in Ireland and elsewhere, please consider donating to the Abortion Support Network.Donate to Abortion Support NetworkFrank Crummy speaking at Dublin Castle on the day of the Referendum countDublin Well Woman Centre picket (1978) - Come Here To Me1983 Eighth Amendment referendum and the Workers Party [wig snatch pic at 4:22]Mairtin Mac Cormaic: My interview with Fine Gaeler may have sparked original amendment, 5/05/2013Gene Kerrigan, The Moral Civil War, 31/081983Linda Connolly - From Revolution to Devolution: A Social Movements Analysis of the Contemporary Womens Movement in Ireland (pdf) (1997)Written and edited by Deirdre Kelly and Aisling Dolan. Narrated by Aisling Dolan. Produced by Deirdre Kelly, Aisling Dolan, Emma Callaghan, Tara Lonij, Davy QuinlivanMusic: A DreamWritten By Jessie Marie Villa, Matthew WigtonPerformed By Jessie Villa Produced ByJessie VillaLicensed via Soundstripe.Logo: designed by Fintan Wall,  featuring Maser's Repeal heart Support the show

Welcome to episode two of opposing views. This one is opposing views on abortion. I was joined by pro-life activist Lila Rose, probably the best known pro-life activist in the US, and I was Joined by Mara Clark founder of the charity abortion support network in the UK for enabling abortion mostly in countries where it is illegal. Now I’m calling it pro-choice and pro-life because that’s what the groups refer to themselves as. I had people from both sides of the debate message me and say that it should be pro-choice versus anti-choice or no it should be pro-abortion versus anti-abortion, or no it should be pro-life versus pro-killing babies, these issues are very contentious, the point is to hear both sides.    Now, this episode was spicy, I got a bit flustered with Lila rose and went on a bit of a down syndrome rant. Now please don’t take what I’m saying here the wrong way, I don’t hate people with down syndrome, we’ll get into that later you’ll see. It’s contentious. It’s bound to get spicy.   I tried to ask similar questions to both parties and I tried to play devil’s advocate to both. Please tell me what you thought in the comments but please try to be civil to everyone involved. Finding someone to have a discussion with after I got Lila Rose was insanely hard, so thanks so much to Mara Clark. If one of the people in this episode gets destroyed in the comment the chance of having an episode like this lessens. It’s really difficult for me to find more left-leaning people to come on so please again be civil.   Find more on Lila Rose on Twitter @LilaGraceRose, Facebook, and Instagram @lilaroseofficial   Find more on Mara Clarke on Twitter @maraclarke, and the Abortion Support Network website - This episode is brought to you by the fantastic Murdy Creative Co. Murdy Creative Co. combines handmade processes with contemporary tools to create truly unique journals, binders, and portfolios. Visit https://www.murdycreative.co to check out all of their beautiful products and use code name "MP" for a free custom engraving on any product. - If you'd like to stay updated in a more personal fashion, sign up for my newsletter at https://mikhailapeterson.com/newsletter For advertising inquiries, please email eric@jordanbpeterson.com

This week's podcast is on the future of abortion care and how it should look in 2021. For it, I'm joined by Katherine O'Brien, Associate Director of Communications and Campaigns at BPAS. Katherine has a wealth of knowledge and expertise having worked at BPAS for 10 years and has led on a variety of campaigns to improve abortion access and reproductive healthcare across the UK.    One of the things that stayed with me from the conversation was the fact that it is medically possible for women and gender-diverse people to only take one pill a month for contraception but due to archaic abortion laws in the UK, we are being denied this option. It is a microcosm of how abortion care is set up in the UK - we could be doing it better but some arbitrary barrier is getting in the way.    Visions for the future of abortion care

On the podcast this week Katherine and Paul welcome Mimi and Lucy from “queer, feminist, punk-witch band” Dream Nails.We discuss what it means to be punk – in the cliched sense but also in the Dream Nails sense, which includes: writing badass music, creating safe gig spaces where everyone can dance without fear, shouting ‘women and non-binary people to the front’ at the start of every show and placing hexes on the patriarchy; all done with an immense amount of joy.Describing themselves as ‘four punk witches from London’, we take the opportunity to summon an old Greenbelt tale about the year “the white witch” came to the field and the subsequent fallout. (Spoiler alert: some people weren’t that happy about it.) Plus, inspired by Dream Nails’ ‘Gig In a Box’ (complete with a handmade sticky floor tile so you can recreate that small-venue experience at home), Katherine and Paul wonder what a ‘Greenbelt In a Box’ might look like.Links, resources and episode timestamps (for all you skippers out there) below.____ABOUT DREAM NAILSDream Nails are a punk force to be reckoned with. Founded by feminist activists in 2015, their debut album garnered 4/5 stars from NME, DIY and Kerrang!The female four-piece have built a reputation across the UK, Europe and Scandinavia for their ‘fierce talent and furious energy’ (Guardian). Dream Nails have taken their riotous live shows on tour with Cherry Glazerr, Bleached and Petrol Girls. In 2019 they headlined Glastonbury's Sisterhood stage for the third consecutive time.Dream Nails are PRS foundation and PPL Momentum 2020 artists. Having won support from Steve Lamacq, Tom Robinson and Amy Lame (BBC6), Huw Stephens and Jack Saunders (Radio 1), John Kennedy (XFM), and glowing coverage in Billboard, DIY, Upset, Independent, Guardian, VICE, Dazed, NYLON, Clash, i-D, The Skinny and Frieze, Dream Nails’ energy and youthful power promise to set your soul on fire.BandcampInstagramTwitterFacebook____FEATURED TRACKSPayback (25:55)DIY by Dream Nails (30:22)Vagina Police by Dream Nails (46:24)Big Dyke Energy by Dream Nails (55:57)-Podcast theme - I Can Change by Lee Bains III & The Glory FiresLINKS AND RESOURCESDream NailsFeministmas & Gig In a BoxCOVID-19: Shops to open 24 hours a day to boost high street pandemic recoveryPoverty in the Pandemic: the Impact of Coronavirus on Low-income Families and ChildrenGood Night OutRiot Grrrl movementSisters UncutHex the Patriarchy patchAbortion Support NetworkLonely Star (Christmas Song) by Dream Nails2young4punks - Don Letts at Greenbelt Festival 2011Greenbelt at 40 (featuring the year of the witch and the willies)____TAKE ACTIONDonate to Abortion Support Network____00:00 - Welcome to Somewhere To Believe In00:20 - Katherine and Paul catch up09:38 - Introducing Dream Nails and their work10:48 - Dream Nails join the conversation11:50 - Dream Nails on releasing their debut album during lockdown13:54 - Dream Nails on not being able to play live15:52 - Dream Nails on community17:36 - Dream Nails on ‘women and non-binary people to the front’24:07 - Dream Nails on activism and resilience25:28 - ‘Payback’ by Dream Nails26:26 - Dream Nails on their music29:50 - Dream Nails on affirmations30:22 - ‘DIY’ by Dream Nails30:55 - Dream Nails on pushback33:35 - Dream Nails on punk36:29 - Dream Nails on self-care39:32 - Dream Nails on witches45:51 - Dream Nails on Greenbelt Festival46:24 - ‘Vagina Police’ by Dream Nails49:08 - Dream Nails on Abortion Support Network52:47 - Dream Nails on Trump55:57 - ‘Big Dyke Energy’ by Dream Nails56:40 - Dream Nails on what’s coming up59:13 - Katherine and Paul reflect on the conversation with Dream Nails01:15:45 - Coming up next week01:16:30 - How to get in touch with us01:17:18 - Thank you’s01:17:58 - Hidden track____A huge thanks to the Greenbelt Volunteer Talks Team for all their hard work on editing this episode. Our podcast music is ‘I Can Change’ by Lee Bains III & The Glory Fires.____https://www.greenbelt.org.uk/#SomewhereToBelieveIn See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mara Clarke founded the Abortion Support Network in 2009, to financially help women who had to travel to be able to get an abortion. On this episode of the podcast, we talk to her about how she did it and how the ASN has grown and expanded to create Abortion Without Borders. In this episode, a lot of great resources are mentioned: https://www.asn.org.uk/https://womenhelp.org/en/page/409/poland-kobiety-w-siecihttps://womenhelp.org/https://www.womenonweb.org/en/ http://aborcyjnydreamteam.pl/ If you want to learn more about Brazil: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1016/0968-8080%2893%2990006-F And if you'd like to donate to ASN: https://www.asn.org.uk/support-us/ Follow us on Twitter @FeminisedPod and let us know if you enjoyed this episode by giving us a rating and subscribing!

Monday 28 September is International Safe Abortion Day and our hard-working, very tired friends at Alliance 4 Choice got in touch to let us know that while the usual March For Choice can’t happen this year because pandemic, they’ve got some activities lined up over the weekend to celebrate it. It seemed the perfect opportunity to have a catch up about where abortion rights are at in Northern Ireland, with our neighbours in Ireland, and in Gibraltar, Malta and Poland. And so, we’re talking to Danielle Roberts of Northern Ireland’s Alliance For Choice, Anna Carnegie of Ireland’s Abortion Rights Campaign, Selena Victory of No More Shame and Gibraltar For Yes, and – of course! – the powerhouse that is Abortion Support Network’s Mara Clarke.Happy International Safe Abortion Day! Let’s make bodily autonomy something that every woman can celebrate. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What is the situation in Malta with regard to abortion rights? Mara Clarke, founder of Abortion Support Network, discusses...

PI's Reproductive Rights and Privacy Project speaks with Ruth Taylor, the CEO of the UK-based charity Abortion Support Network about how opposition groups are using misinformation to delay people from accessing safe abortion care.

If you've found the last few weeks stressful - and who hasn't? - we're here with some help. Mick talks to Katya Jezzard-Puyraud of Lighthearts UK to get some tips on dealing with anxiety, and long-time home edder Hazel Davies gives us some tips for coping now that schools have all been shut. We've also got Abortion Support Network’s Mara Clarke filling us in on what’s happening to women needing to access abortion services in the time of coronavirus. And in Jenny Off The Blocks, Jen chats to journalist Carrie Dunn about what the abrupt end to the football season means for next year's Women's Euros. Hannah's having the time of her life, watching Avalanche, very much the Crossroads of disaster films. Plus there's trolley trolls, pregnancy and the Windrush scandal in the Bush Telegraph. Tuck in. Stay safe. And socially distance. Until next week! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Full transcription available here: https://acevoblogs.wordpress.com/2019/07/15/ruth-taylor/ In this episode, Vicky Browning meets Ruth Taylor, CEO of the Abortion Support Network. ASN provides information and support for women from Northern Ireland, Malta and Gibraltar who need to travel abroad to access an abortion. We talk about the power of stories, the challenge of working with charity founders and how leaders need to work on the business, not in the business.

Grumpy Cat has died and we came last (again) in Eurovision. This week Dolly's down a Doris Day content-hole and Pandora's bewitched by the Instagram account @90sanxiety.We discuss Alabama's new abortion ban - the most restrictive in the States - voted in by 25 white men and reflect on the ongoing battle for agency in Northern Ireland, which sees 28 women travel to England every single day, for an abortion. Donate here to Abortion Support Network - https://donate.asn.org.uk/gb-en/donateAnd we debate Uber's new 'silence mode' - whereby you will be able to silence your driver. A practical solution for when you need a bit of quiet; or a worrying indicator of our inability to entertain ad hoc conversation? It's Time To Hear Alabama's Women - stories from 200 women by The Alabama Media Group https://www.al.com/opinion/2019/05/its-time-to-hear-alabamas-women.htmlThe clock is turning back on women's rights, by Janice Turner for The Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-clock-is-turning-back-on-women-s-rights-x9n9mvqrwThe Matchless Presence of Doris Day, by Anthony Lane: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/postscript/the-matchless-presence-of-doris-day Fresh Air remembers Doris Day: https://www.npr.org/2019/05/15/723531128/fresh-air-remembers-hollywood-legend-doris-day Jemima Kirke on Woman Of The Hour with Lena Dunham: https://play.acast.com/s/womenofthehour/friendship-bonus-episode-lena-and-jemimaAnjelica Huston on WTF: http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1018-anjelica-hustonBrene Brown on WTF: http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1012-bren-brownHomefire, by Kamila ShamsieDavid Harewood on Psychosis, on BBC iPlayerDead To Me, on Netflix E-mail thehighlowshow@gmail.comTweet @thehighlowshow See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Ever feel like politics could be different? Join comedian Gráinne Maguire and journalist Marie Le Conte as they work out how we can all get more involved. This isn't just a podcast, it's Changing Politics.Over the summer we're re-releasing all our campaign features without the topical jokes at the top, so you don't have to go through old news to get to the stuff that's still really important. This is the feature from the second episode, in which we spoke to Stella Creasy MP and Mara Clarke from the Abortion Support Network about abortion rights in Northern Ireland - and, surprisingly, the rest of the UK, where the situation isn't as clear-cut as you might have thought... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

EPISÓDIO EM INGLÊS Conversamos com a Diretora do ASN, que dá apoio financeiro para mulheres irlandesas que precisam viajar para a Inglaterra para conseguir ter acesso a aborto seguro.

Ever feel like politics could be different? Join comedian Gráinne Maguire and journalist Marie Le Conte as they work out how we can all get more involved. This isn't just a podcast, it's Changing Politics.This week we focus on abortion rights in Northern Ireland, which is currently not available even in case of incest or rape, and explain what you can do to help. We speak to activist Mara Clarke of the Abortion Support Network and MP for Walthamstow Stella Creasy. Before that though, there's a discussion of the week's news which includes the most surprising thing our "horny on main bae" (listen to last week's episode) Michael Gove's done with a hoover; how it's impossible to get sacked from the Cabinet even if, like Esther McVey, you keep misleading Parliament; and why everyone should leave Twitter and join Matt Hancock's app (the answer has to do with sausages). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week’s podzine, Team Noonan, Dunleavy and Offord are back, riding high on the crest of a historic wave of a new era in women’s rights. Well, in Ireland, anyway. Literary expert Anne Miller is giving her shout-outs for your summer reading list; Jen chats to Sarah Clementson from the Centre for Action on Rape and Abuse in Essex about how they’re helping women and why women need that help so badly, and Mick chats to Mara Clarke of the Abortion Support Network and Danielle Roberts from Alliance For Choice about the continuing fight for abortion reform, particularly in Northern Ireland and how we can help women still having to travel, as well as giving you a sneaky ear-peek of our recent show with author Marian Keyes, talking #RepealedThe8th. Our Dunleavy does Disney’s The Incredibles while her tits almost take over The Bush Telegraph. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, team Noonan, Dunleavy and Offord speak to all-round brilliant woman Mara Clarke, founder of the Abortion Support Network, about the forthcoming Irish referendum on May 25 (#repealthe8th #trustwomen). TV vet and absolute smasher Dr Judy Puddifoot chats National Pet Month, #BreedToBreathe, why Hannah's cats are so weird and whether Mickey’s old boy wanted to date her, and Mick and Hannah get their canal legs and investigate living on a houseboat by drinking tea on a barge with comedian Karen Bayley and her dog Boatman Bertie. Also, Dunleavy Does Disney reaches Alice In Wonderland and Jen's got the latest from the Commonwealth Games. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Happy International Women’s Day – up the women!To celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, we’re running a series of interviews with some kick-ass broads. Ayesha Hazarika talks to us about politics, comedy and how the two can go hand-in-hand; Laura Bates chats about her new book Misogynation and some truly startling facts and figues about everyday sexism. Historian and Newnham fellow Dr Gill Sutherland explains the important role Millicent Fawcett played in the suffrage movement and England rugby captain Sarah Hunter talks sport in general and rugby in particular. Here’s England rugby captain Sarah Hunter with some brilliant insights into women and sport. Photo courtesy of The RFU Collection via Getty Images.It seems exactly the right time to big up some charities doing excellent work for women, but desperately in need of your cash, should you have some to spare: Refuge, Rape Crisis, the Abortion Support Network, the Homeless Period, Women in Sport, The Samaritans and just putting a few extra items, including sanitary hygiene products, in your local food bank. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Happy International Women’s Day – up the women!To celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, we’re running a series of interviews with some kick-ass broads. Ayesha Hazarika talks to us about politics, comedy and how the two can go hand-in-hand; Laura Bates chats about her new book Misogynation and some truly startling facts and figues about everyday sexism. Historian and Newnham fellow Dr Gill Sutherland explains the important role Millicent Fawcett played in the suffrage movement and England rugby captain Sarah Hunter talks sport in general and rugby in particular. Here’s political advisor-turned-standup Ayesha Hazarika telling us how women in politics are doing better than ever before but there’s still a long old way to go. It seems exactly the right time to big up some charities doing excellent work for women, but desperately in need of your cash, should you have some to spare: Refuge, Rape Crisis, the Abortion Support Network, the Homeless Period, Women in Sport, The Samaritans and just putting a few extra items, including sanitary hygiene products, in your local food bank. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Happy International Women’s Day – up the women!To celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, we’re running a series of interviews with some kick-ass broads. Ayesha Hazarika talks to us about politics, comedy and how the two can go hand-in-hand; Laura Bates chats about her new book Misogynation and some truly startling facts and figures about everyday sexism. Historian and Newnham fellow Dr Gill Sutherland explains the important role Millicent Fawcett played in the suffrage movement, and England rugby captain Sarah Hunter talks sport in general and rugby in particular. Here’s author and activist Laura Bates with some jaw-dropping stats and facts on everyday sexism and more. Also, her book, the brilliantly titled Misogynation is available to buy now. It seems exactly the right time to big up some charities doing excellent work for women, but desperately in need of your cash, should you have some to spare: Refuge, Rape Crisis, the Abortion Support Network, the Homeless Period, Women in Sport, The Samaritans and just putting a few extra items, including sanitary hygiene products, in your local food bank. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Happy International Women’s Day – up the women!To celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, we’re running a series of interviews with some kick-ass broads. Ayesha Hazarika talks to us about politics, comedy and how the two can go hand-in-hand; Laura Bates chats about her new book Misogynation and some truly startling facts and figues about everyday sexism. Historian and Newnham fellow Dr Gill Sutherland explains the important role Millicent Fawcett played in the suffrage movement and England rugby captain Sarah Hunter talks sport in general and rugby in particular. Here’s Dr Gill Sutherland, historian and Newnham College fellow explaining why Millicent Fawcett was such a big suffrage deal and very different to the Pankhursts. Just a heads-up: we recorded this in a room at Newnham that turned out to be a tad echoey.It seems exactly the right time to big up some charities doing excellent work for women, but desperately in need of your cash, should you have some to spare: Refuge, Rape Crisis, the Abortion Support Network, the Homeless Period, Women in Sport, The Samaritans and just putting a few extra items, including sanitary hygiene products, in your local food bank. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

New Episode! The boys sit down with comedian, author, actress, and all round wonderful human being, Tara Flynn, to discuss Ireland’s Eighth Amendment and the efforts being made to repeal it.  Tara talks about the history of abortion on the island, some of the misinformation surrounding the subject, and ways to have constructive conversations with those of differing opinions.   [Tara Flynn on Twitter](https://twitter.com/TaraFlynn?lang=en)  [www.taraflynn.ie](http://www.taraflynn.ie/)  Want to be on the show? [Leave us a voicemail](https://www.speakpipe.com/whatampolitics) asking us a question or sharing your thoughts. * * * **Recommended reading**  [Pro: Reclaiming Abortion Rights by Katha Pollitt](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20518909-pro)  [The Moral Case for Abortion by Ann Furedi](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28437209-the-moral-case-for-abortion?ac=1&from_search=true) [Going Undercover in Rogue Crisis Pregnancy Clinics](https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sex-kills-anti-abortion-clinic-tells-women-6q6s8506t)  [Tara's Safe Cross Code for Talking About Repealing the 8th](https://www.headstuff.org/topical/rage-in/talking-about-repealing-the-8th/)  [Tara's Headstuff Articles](https://www.headstuff.org/author/tara-flynn/) **Who To Follow**  [The Abortion Rights Campaign](http://www.abortionrightscampaign.ie/)  [The Abortion Support Network](https://twitter.com/AbortionSupport)  [Lawyers for Choice](https://twitter.com/Lawyers4Choice?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor)  [Doctors for Choice](https://twitter.com/Doctors4Choice)  [Mara Clarke](https://twitter.com/maraclarke)  [Repeal the Eighth](https://twitter.com/repealeight?lang=en) * * * [whatampolitics.com](http://whatampolitics.com/)  Follow us: [Twitter](https://twitter.com/whatampolitics) | [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/whatampolitics/)  Theme music by Supermarket Love: [SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/supermarketlove) | [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/artist/5zCu0CM9BMBKjI2EWC2DgH) |[iTunes](https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/supermarket-love/id560396418)

The abortion debate reared its head again this summer after controversial tweets by Richard Dawkins made the news. Justin hosts a discussion between Mara Clarke of the Abortion Support Network and Scott Klusendorf of the Life Training Instititute. Mara believes women need to be decide whether to terminate a pregnancy, but Scott says that all depends on whether we are dealing with a human life in the womb.

Marita Hutson talks with Mary Mason of Solace about recent changes to the law on domestic violence which now includes more subtle forms of violence and threats and also changes how sixteen and seventeen year olds are viewed. Marian Larragy explores the origins of the Savita Halappanvar scandal in the Republic of Ireland and Lucy Waterhouse talks with Angela Inglis, photographer and author about her recent books on King’s Cross and St Pancras. Solace Tel: 0808 802 5565 Presented by: Charlotte Briere-Edney Packages by: Marita Hutson, Marian Larragy & Lucy Waterhouse Solace Women's Aid :: Irish Choice Network :: Abortion Support Network :: India Times :: Guardian report :: King's Cross - A Sense of Place :: Railwaylands-catching St Pancras and King's Cross :: Ireland's Hidden Diaspora :: Ann Rossiter on Campaigning for Abortion :: Back to Camden Community Radio :: Follow Camden Community Radio on Twitter :: File Download (15:56 min / 15 MB)