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Link to Opinion Pages Date Author https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/the-moment-a24/05/2018 Tomas Ryan baby-s-brain-starts-to-function-and-other-scientificanswers-on-abortion-1.3506968 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/we-can-and24/05/2018 David Farrell should-trust-our-oireachtas-on-abortion-1.3505859 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/breda-o-brien-if24/05/2018 Breda O'Brien you-vote-for-choice-you-are-facilitating-abortions 1.3505850 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/what-can-ireland23/05/2018 Patricia Lohr learn-from-the-uk-on-abortion-1.3504229 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/kathy-sheridan23/05/2018 Kathy Sheridan friday-is-about-so-much-more-than-abortion 1.3504515 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/oliver-callan-to23/05/2018 Oliver Callan vote-no-is-a-special-kind-of-unfairness-1.3504484 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/regina-doherty23/05/2018 Regina ireland-will-not-be-introducing-uk-style-abortion-lawsDoherty 1.3504500 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/legislating-for23/05/2018 Dr Maeve abortion-on-grounds-of-rape-alone-is-impossibleEogan 1.3504219 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/this-referendum23/05/2018 Trevor is-about-life-and-that-is-why-for-most-of-us-it-createsMorrow a-dilemma-1.3504474 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/repeal-s23/05/2018 Ben O'Floinn constitutional-change-would-carry-deep-legalimplications-1.3504345 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/several-factors22/05/2018 Dr. David complicate-passing-legislation-in-event-of-repealKenny 1.3504177 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/human-beings22/05/2018 Dr. Helen Watt are-equal-in-their-basic-interests-and-their-basichuman-rights-1.3504163 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/whatever-this22/05/2018 Dr Vittorio referendum-is-about-it-is-not-about-human-rightsBufacchi 1.3503253 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/fintan-o-toole22/05/2018 Fintan O'Toole real-choice-is-not-yes-or-no-it-is-what-if-or-as-if 1.3503001 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/you-don-t-have22/05/2018 Nick Breen to-agree-with-abortion-to-vote-yes-to-repeal-the-8th 1.3503219 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/eighth22/05/2018 Archibishop amendment-is-a-declaration-of-tenderness-at-heart-ofEamon Martin the-constitution-1.3503105 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/josepha-madigan22/05/2018 Josepha the-case-for-yes-to-repealing-eighth-1.3503156 Madigan https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/claire-malone21/05/2018 Claire Malone now-the-no-campaign-is-using-my-coping-against-me 1.3503100 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/the-eighth21/05/2018 Dr. Joan amendment-puts-the-health-of-pregnant-women-inMcCarthy jeopardy-1.3502936 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/society-has-a21/05/2018 Dr. Dónal duty-to-protect-the-most-vulnerable-among-usO'Mathúna 1.3502919 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/i-have-been-a21/05/2018 Mary Brosnan midwife-for-30-years-and-am-voting-yes-1.3502002 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/fintan-o-toole19/05/2018 Fintan O'Toole abortion-issue-creates-and-sustains-tribal-politics 1.3498898 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/reasons-to-vote19/05/2018 Breda O'Brien no-in-the-abortion-referendum-1.3500375 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/pat-leahy-one19/05/2018 Pat Leahy way-or-the-other-the-referendum-will-change-irishpolitics-1.3500411 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/anne-harris-pro19/05/2018 Anne Harris choice-activists-are-on-a-35-year-march-of-attrition 1.3500512 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/noel-whelan18/05/2018 Noel Whelan why-i-am-voting-yes-in-the-referendum-1.3499186 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/it-will-not-take18/05/2018 Bénédicte long-before-the-sad-french-reality-of-abortion-comesSage-Fuller to-these-shores-1.3499179 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/brianna-parkins17/05/2018 Brianna yes-roses-have-abortions-too-1.3497801 Parkins https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/kathy-sheridan16/05/2018 Kathy Sheridan tone-of-no-side-no-more-humble-than-in-1983 1.3496344 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/ronan-keane16/05/2018 Ronan Keane repeal-of-eighth-does-not-mean-unborn-have-no-rightto-life-1.3496422 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/abortion-debate15/05/2018 Patsy McGarry when-does-the-human-person-come-into-being 1.3495998 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/fintan-o-toole15/05/2018 Fintan O'Toole why-are-the-state-s-great-secrets-often-about-womens-bodies-1.3494918 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/muslim-view15/05/2018 Shayk Dr Umar repeal-eighth-amendment-to-relieve-burden-onAl-Qadri women-1.3494798 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/fintan-o-toole12/05/2018 Fintan O'Toole on-abortion-we-are-subjects-of-brexit-britain 1.3490655 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/diarmaid-ferriter12/05/2018 Diarmaid life-goes-on-in-the-valley-of-the-squinting-windowsFerriter 1.3492097 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/world-view12/05/2018 Paul Gillespie debate-on-future-of-europe-is-only-beginning 1.3491929 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/breda-o-brien12/05/2018 Breda O'Brien abortion-for-down-syndrome-looms-as-real-threat 1.3491954 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/una-mullally11/05/2018 Una Mullaly what-was-no-side-up-to-online-that-was-so-crucial 1.3491739 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/who-made11/05/2018 Colum Kenny facebook-and-google-referendum-debate-gatekeepers 1.3490925 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/washington09/05/2018 Eleanor press-corps-afraid-to-look-in-the-mirror-over-trumpTiernan 1.3488033 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/churches-stance08/05/2018 Fergas against-abortion-is-virtue-signalling-1.3486855 O'Ferrall https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/the-poisonous07/05/2018 Una Mullaly online-campaign-to-defeat-the-abortion-referendum 1.3486236 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/compassion-s05/05/2018 Breda O'Brien role-in-voting-on-eighth-amendment-1.3484429 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/ireland-s-cervical04/05/2018 Una Mullaly cancer-shame-shows-women-are-still-second-classcitizens-1.3484162 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/noel-whelan-bid04/05/2018 Noel Whelan to-fix-abortion-law-in-constitution-did-not-work 1.3482939 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/graham-linehan03/05/2018 Graham men-must-play-their-part-in-repealing-the-eighthLinehan 1.3481645 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/removal-of02/05/2018 David Alton eighth-would-create-law-more-inhumane-than-britains-1.3480588 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/fintan-o-toole01/05/2018 Fintan O'Toole 8th-amendment-demands-punishment-for-women1.3479390 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/referendum-on01/05/2018 Nick Park eighth-about-trusting-politicians-not-women-ordoctors-1.3479421