Scrolling through his Facebook app on his phone outside the Queens courtroom, Slattery shows me that he paid just over $4 for the post. “New York is the abortion capital of the world,” he says, pointing out that New York state legalised abortion in 1970, before Roe V Wade. “You can get an abortion for any reason in New York state up to 24 weeks. Slattery says his aim in travelling to Ireland is to encourage the anti-abortion movement, and lend his support for the Save the Eight campaign. Two years ago he and his partner Aoife set up the Repeal the 8th NYC group, along with Aoife’s American friend, Amanda.

Source: The Irish Times May 11, 2018 03:56 UTC