Roisín Dervish-O'Kane

1 day ago | cosmopolitan.com | Roisín Dervish-O'Kane

Little-known fact: abortion is technically a criminal offence in England and Wales, governed by a law from 1861, before women got the right to vote. As powerful anti-choice groups seek to roll back reproductive rights here - as we’ve seen in the US and Europe - we’ve joined forces with BPAS, the UK’s leading abortion care service, on new campaign End 1861, to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales. Of which you can read all about in more detail, here.

1 day ago | cosmopolitan.com | Roisín Dervish-O'Kane

Little-known fact: abortion is technically a criminal offence in England and Wales, governed by a law from 1861, before women got the right to vote. As powerful anti-choice groups seek to roll back reproductive rights here - as we’ve seen in the US and Europe - we’ve joined forces with BPAS, the UK’s leading abortion care service, on new campaign End 1861, to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales. Head here to take action to raise your voice for choice and fight for bodily autonomy.

3 weeks ago | cosmopolitan.com | Roisín Dervish-O'Kane

Of all the sentences I’ve imbibed so far this year, a few have really stuck with me. One such was delivered by Jess Phillips, a Labour Party member of the UK Parliament, back in February: “Never, ever be grateful for the bare minimum.”She was addressing a conference by gender equality charity The Fawcett Society, discussing the insurgent right and how feminism needs to be ambitious in its goals and not accept breadcrumbs of progress.

4 weeks ago | cosmopolitan.com | Roisín Dervish-O'Kane

Of all the sentences I’ve imbibed so far this year, a few have really hung around. One such was delivered by Labour MP Jess Phillips, back in February: “Never, ever be grateful for the bare minimum.”She was addressing a conference by gender equality charity The Fawcett Society, discussing the insurgent right and how feminism needs to be ambitious in its goals and not accept breadcrumbs of progress. I wrote it down in my notepad, but I needn’t have done so — it instantly resonated.

1 month ago | msn.com | Roisín Dervish-O'Kane

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