Thank the people that we repealed the Eighth

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Many of you will have heard reference to Ms P in the campaign to repeal the eighth amendment in Ireland. Her father has spoken, heartbreakingly, for the first time. I'm so sad for Ms P and so many women that it took us so long, but her story was not in vain, the hideous nature of her death convinced many fence sitters of the need to allow women our holiday integrity. I hope Ms P's surviving children, her father, and all who knew and loved her, find peace when they are ready.

www.irishtimes.com/news/health/i-didn-t-just-lose-my-daughter-i-lost-her-baby-and-my-grandchildren-1.4010269?mode=amp

That's a lovely post, Mother.

"Mr P’s father died just a year later when he was just 14. Their Irish landlady resisted efforts to have the two boys taken into care and looked after them until Mr P was 18".

Sometimes you are just struck by the ordinary/extraordinary acts of women who perform courageous, quiet, selfless acts for the benefit of children.

Off topic in a way really. But relevant because individual women taking a stand against the system in order to protect children is a story that is often unheard. And here it contributes to the story of Repeal the Eighth.

I'm glad that this Irish landlady was given her rightful place in the story.

Yes, pop, that reference to the landlady really struck me too. Especially when it was likely an uneasy time for both Irish and south Asian people. She was obviously a strong and generous person.

And I've just spotted a ridiculous typo in my op. Obviously it was our bodies rather than our holidays being oppressed.