Alana Farrell

I've also joined the other place! Please do add me as I imagine we will all start migrating over more and more: @alanafarrell.bsky.social

This is why a commitment to abortion as a fundamental freedom is so important. Beware anti-abortion arguments dressed up in protective language. Those with anti-abortion views believe that no abortions are best and will keep pushing to achieve this. thejournal.ie/aontu-abortion…

My heart. What sort of a world is this for our babies?

Solidarity to library colleagues protecting access to information in the face of right-wing threats and intimidation

For the love of all that is holy, do not give your money to Planned Parenthood today. Give your money to @AbortionCare or @apiaryps or your local abortion fund. And if you live in Europe, don't think for a minute that access to abortion is only an issue in America.

“We found the decision of one person in a position of power can result in there being no access to an abortion service at all,” Whisper networks and barriers to abortion access in New South Wales, Australia. theguardian.com/world/2024/nov…

Abortion rights victories in the US: New York, Colorado, Missouri and Maryland vote tin favour of protecting abortion access theguardian.com/us-news/2024/n…

Our boy is a voracious reader and we wouldn't be able to keep him in books if it wasn't for our local (now threatened by Birmingham council cuts) library.

The National Literacy Trust has found that the number of 8-18 year olds who read for fun has dropped to its lowest number in 2 decades: 35% With over 800 libraries closed since 2010, this is hardly surprising. Cuts need to be reversed. theguardian.com/books/2024/nov…

The documentary can be viewed here: channel4.com/programmes/und…

“To me, fear is its own form of censorship, it’s not deliberate, but it works out that way and the only people benefiting from that decision are the far right.” variety.com/2024/film/glob…

Such important work in times of climate crisis and violence. "Humanitarian response enables safe childbirth amid Cameroon’s catastrophic floods" unfpa.org/news/humanitar…

Years of austerity and the DNR covid scandal shattered the trust of disabled people. Safeguards are needed but so too are statutory, financial and infrastructural supports that will help people to thrive, not just survive: theguardian.com/society/2024/o…

Justice for Magdalenes Research, Adoption Rights Alliance and the Clann Project encourage all politicians to support records preservation legislation clannproject.org/wp-content/upl…

Organisations who spread mis/disinformation about abortion should be nowhere near reproductive health or rights education programmes "EU gives anti-abortion group €400k to educate girls on reproductive health" opendemocracy.net/en/anti-aborti…

Misinformation and criminalisation combine and lead to the deaths of pregnant people who attempt an abortion: aljazeera.com/features/2024/…

The removal of abortion rights in Russia includes mandatory delay periods and anti-abortion counselling and information provision: themoscowtimes.com/2024/09/28/in-…

Ashley Underwood is right. Law can only do so much, to combat anti-abortion mis/disinformation, there needs to be funded, accessible services that will provide legitimate information: couriernewsroom.com/news/ashley-un…

My PhD when I go back to it for the paper I'm writing:

Buffer zones 150m around abortion providers are now due to come into force in England and Wales from 31 October: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…