At the Abortion Rights Campaign we believe that women and girls have the capacity to make the right decisions for themselves about their own bodies and the UNCRC has previously highlighted that the views of girls and young women must always be heard and respected in abortion decisions.
Ireland continues to fail women and girls in this regard. The state’s job is to provide comprehensive sexual and reproductive health services, protecting the right to health for all – it’s role is not to police the bodies of women and girls living here.
Major barriers remain preventing young women and adolescent girls from making autonomous decisions about their health and bodies, and exercising their rights.