Laois For Choice are holding their inaugural open meeting on Thursday, January 16 2018 at 6.30pm.
The meeting will take place in O’Loughlin’s Hotel, Portlaoise and will discuss the basic ideals of the Abortion Rights Campaign and the Eighth Amendment.
It is open to all who are interested in getting involved in the Abortion Rights Campaign and who wish to learn about the upcoming referendum on the Eighth Amendment.
Laois For Choice say their main focus is working towards repealing the Eighth Amendment and ensuring the right to bodily autonomy and equality to all pregnant people.
They group say they are working towards free, safe and legal abortion care in Ireland.
They are affiliated with the national Abortion Rights Campaign and have no affiliation to any political party.
New group
Laois For Choice is a new regional group, set up after Laois remained one of the only counties in the Republic of Ireland without a regional group dedicated to abortion rights.
If you would like to know more, you can email ProChoiceLaois@gmail.com. You can also find further information about their mandate here.
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