Free Contraception

The report of the Working Group on Access to Contraception was released today. The report follows the commitment made by Minister for Health Simon Harris to make contraception free for everyone–men, women, nonbinary–by 2021. According to the report’s estimates this will cost €80-€100 million per year. While that amount might Read more…

Sexual Assault

This weekend’s Irish Times has a couple of stories that address sexual assault in Ireland. The most important one, by Conor Lally, presents some statistics: “The number of sexual crimes reported to gardaí are the highest on record, the latest Central Statistics Office (CSO) data shows…. However, security sources say it Read more…