At last week’s Abortion Academy: Study Abroad we talked with the wonderful Dr. Maeve O’Brien from derryforchoice ! We learned a ton about the history of the island, the challenges there, and how activists work together in the face of incredible stigma and restrictions. Stay tuned for more quotes and watch the full session at the link in our bio! “According to the Annals of the History of Ireland, St. Brigid is noted as Ireland’s first recorded abortionist. So, next time anyone from the Catholic Church is talking to you about abortion, make sure and let them know that St. Brigid is our homegirl. We’re privileged in Alliance Choice Derry to have multi-generational comradeship. We have members who are in their 80s, 70s, 60s, 50s, 40s, 30s, 20s, and teenagers. That intergenerational connection is at the heart of what we do. There’s a big mural of the Derry Girls in the city, and that’s some of us posing outside it - and we’ve actually received so much support from the cast of Derry Gi...