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Tonight, right now, over two thousand infuriated Irishmen and Women have gathered outside the Dáil in protest over the death of Savita Halappanavar, who died of septicaemia in Galway University Hospital after she had a miscarriage. They protest over our governements failure to legislate for the X Case.

This was a protest organised over a matter of hours. The response has been overwhelming.

Ireland needs a change. All these people are there to voice this chance.

Catholic Hospital in Ireland Denies Woman Life-Saving Abortion

This story is incredibly sad.

Religion wins again.

They only “win” if we stop fighting.  That’s not going to happen.

Knowing that people are taking a stand instead of letting this slide as just another unfortunate incident gladdens me. Even if the origin of the tale is heartbreaking, we can only hope that it will have a better ending.

Aficionado of the Underrated and Unconventional: THE ALL-TOO-FAMILIAR HARASSMENT AGAINST FEMINIST FREQUENCY, AND WHAT THE GAMING COMMUNITY CAN DO ABOUT IT

Over the past week, Anita Sarkeesian of Feminist Frequency has been subject to some truly vicious harassment, the kind that only the internet can deliver. Sarkeesian is currently runninga Kickstarter project to fund a new video series called Tropes vs. Women in Video Games. The…

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