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Thousands Attend Pro-Choice March In The City

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04:39 26 Sep 2015


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Thousands of people have been taking to the streets of Dublin calling for changes to our abortion laws.

The 'March for Choice' began at the Garden of Remembrance and then made it's way through the city centre this afternoon.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We finally arrive at Merrion Sq. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MarchForChoice?src=hash">#MarchForChoice</a> is huge! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/repealthe8th?src=hash">#repealthe8th</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/notacriminal?src=hash">#notacriminal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/amnestypress">@amnestypress</a> <a href="http://t.co/5IFpAvul7c">pic.twitter.com/5IFpAvul7c</a></p>&mdash; Amnesty Ireland (@AmnestyIreland) <a href="https://twitter.com/AmnestyIreland/status/647788404365750272">September 26, 2015</a></blockquote>
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Protesters want a referendum to repeal the 8th Amendment, the clause in the constitution that gives equal rights to unborn child and mother.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Crowd really swelling here now at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MarchForChoice?src=hash">#MarchForChoice</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/notacriminal?src=hash">#notacriminal</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/repealthe8th?src=hash">#repealthe8th</a> <a href="http://t.co/6DrT5BIUL1">pic.twitter.com/6DrT5BIUL1</a></p>&mdash; Colm O&#39;Gorman (@Colmogorman) <a href="https://twitter.com/Colmogorman/status/647758971005218816">September 26, 2015</a></blockquote>
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