Sydney ‘Irish Rose’ among thousands who dream of having Ireland’s eighth amendment repealedIrish expats in Australia fly home to vote and fight for abortion rightsThe last time she was in Ireland two years ago, Brianna Parkins made headlines for talking about abortion. Laura Silver (@laurafleur) Irish women who have come #hometovote arriving at Dublin airport. pic.twitter.com/jTMm1xg9a1Voting rights for Irish emigrants are restricted to those who have left the country within the past 18 months, meaning she cannot vote. Now I probably hear one woman’s abortion story a day.”How Facebook is influencing the Irish abortion referendum Read moreEvery year more than 3,000 Irish women and girls travel to the UK to have an abortion. “I’ve been lucky enough to take for granted what Irish women have fought 30 years for.

Source: The Guardian May 25, 2018 04:21 UTC