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Woman's Hour

Abortion and the Republic of Ireland, Meike Ziervogel, Game of Thrones Superfans

Woman's Hour

BBC

Society & Culture

4.13K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2019

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Nearly a year ago the Republic of Ireland voted to change the law on abortion in a referendum. The majority voted to make it more available and so in January abortion became legal up to 12 weeks into a pregnancy. But Woman’s Hour has found out that some women are still travelling to England for an abortion despite being eligible to get one back home. Siobhann Tighe reports on the new abortion law

The Shatila Refugee camp in the south of Beirut was originally built in 1949 to house Palestinian refugees. Following the outbreak of civil war in Syria in 2011 tens of thousands of Syrian refugees have fled to Lebanon many of them also taking refuge in the Shatila Camp. Jane speaks to publisher and author Meike Ziervogel about the work she is doing with 100 Syrian refugee women who have set-up The Shatila Studio, a bespoke needlework business that is attracting orders from outside the camp. What is life like for these women in a place they cannot leave, where no police or ambulance will enter, where killings are frequent - and yet where life goes on and the women save every penny to send their children to school. Meike also describes why her own family history of war and displacement have taken her to Shatila and are the inspiration for her latest novel “Flotsam”

The final season of Game of Thrones begins tonight for viewers in the UK. As this legendary series comes to an end, Superfans describe what they love about it, what appeals to the female fans and how they’ll survive without it.

A new film and photo exhibition aims to challenge the stereotypes around black, single mothers. Jane speaks to co-creator Ebun Sanusi and mothers Bola Tajudeen and Miranda Armstrong.

Presenter: Jane Garvey Produce: Caroline Donne

Reporter: Siobhann Tighe Interviewed guest: Meike Ziervogel Interviewed guest: Ebun Sanusi Interviewed guest: Bola Tajudeen Interviewed guest: Miranda Armstrong

Transcript

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0:00.0

Just before this BBC podcast gets underway, here's something you may not know.

0:04.6

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0:41.0

Hi, this is Jane Garvey. It's the Women's Ad Podcasts from Mona podcasts. Motherhood. Game of Thrones is back. It's the final season. There's a conversation

0:54.5

about it but there won't be any spoilers. All we know and all I'm prepared to

0:57.5

tell you is that Sercie was promised elephants, but she didn't get them. Why do some

1:01.9

women love this series so much when in fact there is

1:06.0

plenty that's pretty negative about the depiction of women in Game of Thrones and

1:10.4

we will read out some of your emails on that very subject at the end of the

1:14.2

podcast today. But nearly a year ago Ireland voted to change its abortion laws and

1:20.2

in January abortion became legal up to 12 weeks into pregnancy.

1:25.0

The Irish Prime Minister said the referendum had reflected what he called a quiet revolution.

1:30.0

He said there'd be no more lonely journeys across the Irish Sea.

1:34.0

But actually, women's hours found out that some Irish women who could now have a legal abortion at home

1:39.5

are still coming to England.

1:41.5

Shevanteye reports from the Republic of Ireland.

1:44.1

Good morning, the Irish Family Planning, how can I help you?

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