news journalist jennifer collins so good to have you here with us jennifer abortion laws in ireland arguably are a very divisive issue where is this current push for a referendum coming from well i would say there's always been a fair level of pushback against arlen's abortion laws but i would say the catalyst for this big push that we're thing was that in twenty twelve when thirty one year old indian dentists. and died after complications after being refused a abortion and an irish hospital she presented at seventeen weeks with. a septic miscarriage i was told early on in the process even though she'd request an abortion that that wouldn't be possible because there was still

news journalist jennifer collins so good to have you here with us jennifer abortion laws in ireland arguably are a very divisive issue where is this current push for a referendum coming from well i would say there's always been a fair level of pushback against arlen's abortion laws but i would say the catalyst for this big push that we're thing was that in twenty twelve when thirty one year old indian dentists. and died after complications after being refused a abortion and an irish hospital she presented at seventeen weeks with. a septic miscarriage i was told early on in the process even though she'd request an abortion that that wouldn't be possible because there was still a feeling of the doctor's hands were tied and a nurse informed her that this was a catholic country and after that there was massive outrage from the news broke and the movement that we're seeing now is culminated really in the past here too in protest massive protests in the streets of. oakland all over the country by our people around the world and it's kind of stemmed from the spots but the pressure on the irish gove

and jennifer collins has been following the story for us she joins us here in studio hi john thanks for joining us this is a very divisive issue why is this push for a referendum come about now well there's always been a pushback against a degree of pushback against arlen's aspect abortion laws play with say the latest groundswell really can be traced back to death of their. twenty twelve she was an indian doctor living in arland presented a hospital with a septic miscarriage and requested an abortion quite early on in the process and was initially not given one and was told because arlen with catholic country and subsequently died from complications that caused a huge outcry in our land. and since then the anti-abortion pro-choice campaign has really stepped up there have been huge protests in the last couple of years on the streets and online putting pressure on the government to at this stage there's been a groundswell now following that case we said that ireland has some of the strictest abortion laws tell us what they are and basically women cannot access abortion in orland at all

journalist jennifer collins is irish and has been following this story for us so welcome jennifer well as the push for this referendum come from well i would say there's always been a level of pushback against arlen's restrictive abortion. laws with the lay shift pushback really can be largely traced back to the case of the fisa held for in twenty twelve. for it was a thirty one year old indian dentist who lived in our land she presented to hospital seven weeks and her pregnancy with. miscarriage request an abortion early on in the miscarriage but was to know if asked doctors that their hands were tied because there was still a fetal higher base and she was told it was a catholic country and this is why she could not they could not perform abortions at that stage she later died from complications from the miscarriage and when the story broke there was huge outrage and really thin fast and the movement has massive momentum people have been sharing their stories on line and been taking to the streets and out a lot of to the point today where they are as government. has announced a refere

stories their list thank you so much and i want to bring in now due to the news reporter jennifer calling collins she's here with me we've just heard some of the harrowing examples that liz just outlined for us has there been a groundswell because of support i don't know because of these extreme examples that we've just heard listen. previously i wouldn't raise about this issue it was a lot of shame about it but the online. has really brought it to the fore women who are so. they can about their experiences they would have shared those experiences with members of parliament at the presidential commission. when the government was considering bringing this issue to a referendum it's definitely pirate of the issue and i think the doctor and was quoted in a tweet there and she kind of echoed the sentiments about of the doctors who would've testified to that parliamentary committee too about their hands being tight in cases of. where women are presenting and for instance the case of. the indian doctor who presented with septic miscarriage and was denied an abortion early on in the process and subseque