A NEW social media page has been erected to share the stories of Irish people who have had to deal with Ireland's restrictive abortion laws.
According to the page, set up by self-named 'Mná na hÉireann' was organised to "offer the opportunity for undecided voters to ‘take a walk in her shoes’. We know that when given the chance to look a person eye to eye, when we stop and take a moment to place ourselves in their shoes - we gain empathy and compassion for their lived experience."
The page moderators wanted to have the chance to let the public take a walk in 'her' shoes - any person from Ireland who has had a termination before "Every parish around the country is home to a woman that has travelled for a termination, has sourced illegal abortion pills, has needed or wanted an abortion but was unable to access one, or has been pregnant under the 8th amendment - which restricts her right to bodily autonomy and consent."
