Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 58 minutes ago
The 2019 annual March for Choice in Dublin was smaller than the previous two marches as many assumed the abortion referendum that Repealed the hated 8th amendment had settled the issue. In fact the legislation brought in by the Fine Gael government in the months after the referendum left some groups behind, in particular migrants and forces everyone to go through a medically useless 3 day waiting period. Despite being warned about this and other issues including the trans exclusive language Fine Gael went ahead with the flawed legislation so some still have to travel and not everyone has the papers or resources to be able to do so. The legislation is up for review in 2021 and the anti-choice organisations are gearing up to try and roll back the legislation, the pro-choice movement needs to not only stop them doing so but needs to try and force whoever is in power to remove the flaws in the legislation.
Documents mentioned in narration
ARC submission on draft legislation
https://www.abortionrightscampaign.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ARC-submission-on-the-Health-Regulation-of-Termination-of-Pregnancy-Bill.pdf
Race, Identity & the State after Irish abortion referenda
https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0141778919845881
Speeches at end of march youtu.be/tn7wSjtslWo
The 2019 annual March for Choice in Dublin was smaller than the previous two marches as many assumed the abortion referendum that Repealed the hated 8th amendment had settled the issue. In fact the legislation brought in by the Fine Gael government in the months after the referendum left some groups behind, in particular migrants and forces everyone to go through a medically useless 3 day waiting period. Despite being warned about this and other issues including the trans exclusive language Fine Gael went ahead with the flawed legislation so some still have to travel and not everyone has the papers or resources to be able to do so. The legislation is up for review in 2021 and the anti-choice organisations are gearing up to try and roll back the legislation, the pro-choice movement needs to not only stop them doing so but needs to try and force whoever is in power to remove the flaws in the legislation.
Documents mentioned in narration
ARC submission on draft legislation
https://www.abortionrightscampaign.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/ARC-submission-on-the-Health-Regulation-of-Termination-of-Pregnancy-Bill.pdf
Race, Identity & the State after Irish abortion referenda
https://sci-hub.se/https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0141778919845881
Speeches at end of march youtu.be/tn7wSjtslWo
