Pro-choice women call on Trudeau to educate Varadkar on abortion
Women in Ireland continue to fight for their reproductive rights, but the Irish government has been slow to act on their call to action.
Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is in Canada this weekend to visit with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and pro-choice women are calling on the leader to discuss the issue of Ireland's abortion ban while he's there.
The hashtag #JustinformLeo is going viral this afternoon, as women take to Twitter to beseech the PM to tell the Taoiseach how they feel:
Will @JustinTrudeau tell @campaignforleo that everybody knows Ireland's secret & forcing women to leave is not the answer? #justinformleo pic.twitter.com/mjsBqJ7wC1
— RepealEight (@repealeight) August 19, 2017
Ireland exports women who need abortions. Leaves us bleeding & banished on planes & trains @JustinTrudeau @campaignforleo #justinformleo
— Roisin Ingle (@roisiningle) August 19, 2017
Hey @JustinTrudeau could you tell Leo that Irish rape survivors who get abortions face longer prison sentences than rapists? #Justinformleo
— Sarah Magliocco (@SarahMagliocco) August 19, 2017
@JustinTrudeau did u know there are people in Ireland forced 2 continue unwanted pregnancies as they can't afford abortion? #justinformleo
— Taryn De Vere (@TarynDeVere) August 19, 2017
@JustinTrudeau are you aware of Ireland's long history of violence, abuse & obstetric coercion towards women?#justinformleo @campaignforleo
— Taryn De Vere (@TarynDeVere) August 19, 2017
The UN Human Rights Committee describes Ireland's abortion laws as "cruel and inhumane". @JustinTrudeau @campaignforleo #justinformleo pic.twitter.com/ZmLvO7uMi5
— KerryForChoice (@KerryForChoice) August 19, 2017
.@JustinTrudeau tell @campaignforleo he should seperate Church&State and get the constitution out of my womb #repealthe8th #justinformleo
— Emma Hendrick (@Emm511) August 19, 2017
Hi @JustinTrudeau ask @campaignforleo why Ireland's law dangerously equates a pregnant person's life to that of an embryo #justinformleo
— X-ileproject (@thexileproject) August 19, 2017
80% of people in Ireland would vote to #repealthe8th @JustinTrudeau @campaignforleo Let's get on with it! #justinformleo pic.twitter.com/YMLJMNomGb
— Colm O'Gorman (@Colmogorman) August 19, 2017
@JustinTrudeau @campaignforleo Do you know that doctors, nurses & midwives are denied the right to care for 12 women per day #justinformleo
— polly molotov (@NursepollyRgn) August 19, 2017
.@JustinTrudeau do you know abortion in Ireland carries14yr prison sentence can you tell @campaignforleo how backward this is #justinformleo
— Repeal8DMW (@Repeal8DMW) August 19, 2017
Canadian PM @JustinTrudeau trusts women. He knows Ireland's abortion ban limits potential of women & girls @campaignforleo #justinformleo
— Roisin Ingle (@roisiningle) August 19, 2017