The Eighth

Episode 05: Maternity

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Maternity

In this Episode, we hear about how the 8th Amendment impacts on every single pregnancy in Ireland, Ciara speaks to Philomena Canning from Midwives for Choice, Dr Anthony McCarthy, Perinatal Psychiatrist in Holles St, Krysia Lynch, Chair of AIMS Ireland, and her friend Clare Anne O’Keefe about her own pregnancy. Ciara also shares footage from before, during and after her 20 week scan from when she was pregnant with her son last year.

CREDITS

Produced by Ciara O’Connor Walsh

Executive Producer: Alan Bennett, HeadStuff

Production assistance from Paddy Walsh and Brian from HeadStuff

Artwork: Eimear Gavin

Music:

Alvo Noto – Xerrox vol 2

Nine Inch Nails – Ghosts I-IV

Kid Loco – Party Animals and Disco Biscuits

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The Eighth is a podcast series documenting the upcoming referendum on the Eighth Amendment to the constitution of Ireland. This new podcast attempts to answer tough questions about life, rights, and why we battle so hard on the issue of abortion in Ireland, through the lens of a pro repeal host attempting to bring clarity, understanding and some degree of common ground to this incredibly fraught space.

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