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Abortion
Women’s Fight for Respect: abortion and femicide in Argentina
In March 2014, a young woman suffering from abdominal pains went to hospital in San Miguel, capital of Tucumán province in the northwest of Argentina. The 25-year-old, who became known …
The Struggle for Choice: Abortion Law in Chile
In 2013, Chile garnered unwanted international attention when the government refused an abortion to an 11-year old girl who fell pregnant after being repeatedly sexually abused by her stepfather. The …
Trump: a backward step for global health?
During his June 2015 candidacy announcement speech, then-candidate Donald Trump declared that the US must “stop sending foreign aid to countries that hate us” and instead “use that money to …
An Irish Solution to an Irish Problem
Two recent events epitomise what has been Ireland’s Achilles’ heel since gaining independence in 1922: the separation of religious beliefs from governance. Early on Friday 27th October, the Student Union …