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O'Sullivan has been a pro-choice believer since the early 1990s when the [[X Case]] made the news and her own abortion a few years later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mic.com/articles/82271/woman-takes-over-ireland-twitter-account-and-tells-powerful-story-about-her-abortion#.jNLyXiy1g|title=Ireland Twitter Account abortion story}}</ref> As the spokesperson for the Abortion Rights Campaign, she has often written in national newspapers, or appeared on radio and TV about the abortion debate in Ireland.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/life/insults-and-abuse-debate-that-divides-nation-like-no-other-34865898.html|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|title=Insults and abuse: debate that divides nation like no other|page=44|date=9 July 2016|accessdate=26 September 2016|first=John|last=Meagher}} |
O'Sullivan has been a pro-choice believer since the early 1990s when the [[X Case]] made the news and her own abortion a few years later.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mic.com/articles/82271/woman-takes-over-ireland-twitter-account-and-tells-powerful-story-about-her-abortion#.jNLyXiy1g|title=Ireland Twitter Account abortion story}}</ref> As the spokesperson for the Abortion Rights Campaign, she has often written in national newspapers, or appeared on radio and TV about the abortion debate in Ireland.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/life/insults-and-abuse-debate-that-divides-nation-like-no-other-34865898.html|newspaper=[[Irish Independent]]|title=Insults and abuse: debate that divides nation like no other|page=44|date=9 July 2016|accessdate=26 September 2016|first=John|last=Meagher}}</ref> |
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O'Sullivan is also a Bi visible activist who has campaigned for Marriage Equality.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://anarchism.pageabode.com/andrewnflood/marriage-equality-critical-anarchism-dabf2015|title=Marriage Equality}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|series=Ireland AM|title=Dealing with bisexuality|url=http://www.tv3.ie/ireland_am_video.php?locID=1.65.74&video=75655|station=[[TV3 (Ireland)|TV3]]|date=3 February 2016}}</ref> |
O'Sullivan is also a Bi visible activist who has campaigned for Marriage Equality.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://anarchism.pageabode.com/andrewnflood/marriage-equality-critical-anarchism-dabf2015|title=Marriage Equality}}</ref><ref>{{cite episode|series=Ireland AM|title=Dealing with bisexuality|url=http://www.tv3.ie/ireland_am_video.php?locID=1.65.74&video=75655|station=[[TV3 (Ireland)|TV3]]|date=3 February 2016}}</ref> |
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| Nationality | Irish |
| Other names | Janet Ní Shuilleabháin |
| Known for | Pro-choice campaigning |
| Website | janet |
Janet O'Sullivan is a pro-choice campaigner in Ireland. She is a spokesperson for the Abortion Rights Campaign.[1] She publishes under both the Irish version of her name, Janet Ní Shuilleabháin, and the English version Janet O'Sullivan.[2][3] In 2016, the BBC included her in the list of 100 Women for "inspirational and influential women for 2016"[4]
Campaigning
O'Sullivan has been a pro-choice believer since the early 1990s when the X Case made the news and her own abortion a few years later.[5] As the spokesperson for the Abortion Rights Campaign, she has often written in national newspapers, or appeared on radio and TV about the abortion debate in Ireland.[6]
O'Sullivan is also a Bi visible activist who has campaigned for Marriage Equality.[7][8]
Referendum on the Eighth Amendment
Janet O'Sullivan is in favour of the repeal of the Eighth Amendment and is working towards the goal of repealing the amendment, introducing legislation both in Ireland and Northern Ireland and ensuring that women have the right to choose.[9]
References
- ^ "Abortion in Ireland". BBC World News. 22 September 2016.
- ^ "Author Bio". Standard Issue Magazine.
- ^ "UK Author Bio". Independent UK.
- ^ "BBC 100 Women 2016: Who's on the list". BBC. 21 November 2016.
- ^ "Ireland Twitter Account abortion story".
- ^ Meagher, John (9 July 2016). "Insults and abuse: debate that divides nation like no other". Irish Independent. p. 44. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Marriage Equality".
- ^ "Dealing with bisexuality". Ireland AM. 3 February 2016. TV3.
- ^ "Goals of the campaign".