Alliance for Choice
Alice Malseed
Gracie Gooch
Hannah Tomes
Kate Mukungu
Stormont
Drogheda canvas
To campaign for free, safe and legal abortion in Northern Ireland
We publicly campaign for abortion law reform; engaging in media debates, education programmes, responding to articles and letters and through social media. We host seminars on abortion law to inform the public about developments in policy and we host workshops on stigma, canvassing and the history of abortion in Northern Ireland. Our work raises the voices of the tens of thousands of women from NI travelling to Great Britain for abortions since 1967.
NI continually fails to meet international human rights standards in relation to access to abortion services and the international community has been highly critical of the refusal of the UK Government to amend abortion law in NI. The devolution of policing and justice has further exacerbated this for women in NI, as abortion is viewed as a health matter in the rest of GB but a criminal justice matter in NI. It will help 1,000 women per year who have to travel to access termination
Legalising reproductive healthcare including abortion in NI will allow more than 1,000 women per year to access abortion services at home without the stress, cost, stigma and fear of prosecution attached to this decision. Women in Northern Ireland are no different to women anywhere else in the UK but are discriminated against by being denied this service at home.
We need people who are passionately pro-choice and believe we can achieve better abortion access in Northern Ireland
Creates 150 badges for fundraising
Provides 500 pro-choice leaflets to raise awareness
Provides one day of workshops on pro-choice education