This week students in NUIG are being asked to vote on whether their union’s pro-choice position should be repealed. Sarah McCarthy writes on why students should reject this proposal. Last year, NUIG students voted overwhelmingly in favour of our union adopting a pro-choice position. Over 70% of votes cast agreed that our union should play an active…
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Mixing Moralism with Medicine; I was Refused the Pill from my Family Doctor.
– UL student Úna Roddy writes about the shocking level of judgement and unprofessionalism she experienced when trying to get a prescription for ‘The Pill’ from her family doctor. Picture a doctor in your mind. For most people it’s a blank, but friendly, face you can throw your symptoms at and they will make you all better. Occasionally…
Mixing Moralism with Medicine; I was Refused the Pill from my Family Doctor.
– UL student Úna Roddy writes about the shocking level of judgement and unprofessionalism she experienced when trying to get a prescription for ‘The Pill’ from her family doctor. Picture a doctor in your mind. For most people it’s a blank, but friendly, face you can throw your symptoms at and they will make you all better. Occasionally…
“Anti-woman, Anti-gay ‘pro-life’ bigots go away!”
Tomás Heneghan, a student from UL and member of Galway Pro-Choice shares his experience of the march on Youth Defence’s office…..originally posted here. I’m thinking I’ll take a break from writing about my holiday and instead write a tad about Dublin Pride weekend this year. Details are fairly boring so I’ll just skip to the good…
Women’s Officer Kicked Out for Voting Pro-Choice: USI Congress, QUB, & False Mandates
– Aisling Gallagher writes about her recent experience of having her delegate status revoked at USI Congress because she voted for two pro-choice motions. Aisling is Women’s Officer for NUS-USI and a student at Queen’s University Belfast. This post originally appeared on Aisling’s personal blog here. Last week I went to Ballinasloe for USI Congress 2013 as part…
Easy (Like a Sunday Morning) 1
In a new departure here’s a round up of the week with added hyperlinks. Hopefully you’ve had a productive morning, well found an Easter egg at least. We’ve had our busiest week so far at the Irish Student Left Online. While we’d love to claim all the credit some thanks must go to the Union of Students…
Controversy at congress: NUS-USI Womens’ Officer removed from QUB delegation for voting against “mandate”
Róisín Jackman of Queen’s University Belfast writes about the controversy surrounding the removal of QUB Students’ Union delegate Aisling Gallagher, The NUS-USI Womens’ Officer, from her delegation for claims that she voted against her Union’s mandate on abortion services twice. Róisín raises questions about the legitimacy of these mandates and questions the democratic structures of the student movement….
Gilmore Declines to Dine with Bigots; Everyone Thinks He’s God’s Gift to Women
– Sarah McCarthy writes about Eamon Gilmore’s recent refusal to attend an males-only dinner in the US. On his St. Patrick’s Day trip to the US, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore decided to skip the traditional visit to the city of Savannah in Georgia. He did so to avoid the awkward moment of having…
The X Case: an Entire Generation of Failure
– Sarah McCarthy writes about that momentous moment in Ireland’s abortion history. Twenty-one years ago, this cartoon appeared on the front page of the Irish Times. It encapsulated perfectly the grotesque actions of the State at that time, and the striking image haunted a divided nation. It’s hard not to know the story of X…