The Irish woman who came up with the idea of the iconic 'Repeal' jumpers has said she did so after being "haunted" by the death of Savita Halappanavar - and feels justified by the eighth amendment referendum result. However, she said the results - if officially confirmed later today as expected - underline the reasons why she and her colleagues first put forward the REPEAL jumper idea while in college in 2016. "Like so many young women, I was just so haunted and so angry by what happened. [quote]And I thought what would happen if an Irish woman wore a t-shirt saying 'I have had an abortion', how she would be treated and how she would feel. Ms Cosgrave said she believes "thousands and thousands" of REPEAL jumpers have now been sold worldwide.

Source: Evening echo May 26, 2018 10:18 UTC