Together for Yes (TFY) is an

abortion rights Abortion-rights movements, also referred to as pro-choice movements, advocate for the right to have legal access to induced abortion services including elective abortion. They seek to represent and support women who wish to terminate their pre ...

campaign group in

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. It campaigned successfully for a Yes vote in the 2018 referendum to ratify the Thirty-sixth Amendment, which removed the Eighth Amendment's constitutional ban on

abortion Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by removal or expulsion of an embryo or fetus. An abortion that occurs without intervention is known as a miscarriage or "spontaneous abortion"; these occur in approximately 30% to 40% of pre ...

in Ireland.

Membership

The group is an umbrella organisation, bringing together over 70 diverse civil society bodies. The core member groups with representatives on the board are: * The

National Women's Council of Ireland The National Women's Council of Ireland (NWCI) is a representative organisation for women and women's groups in Ireland. It was originally known as the Council for the Status of Women. Policies The mission of the NWCI is to achieve women's equa ...

* The Coalition to Repeal the 8th Amendment * The Abortion Rights Campaign * The Irish Family Planning Association Additional groups include: *

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* Disability rights group, Inclusion Ireland *

Irish Council for Civil Liberties The Irish Council for Civil Liberties ( ga, An Chomhairle um Chearta Daonna) is an Irish non-profit organisation dedicated to supporting the civil liberties and human rights of people in Ireland. History Founded in 1976 by future President Mar ...

* Labour Party
Parents Together for Yes
also known as Parents for Choice in Pregnancy and Childbirth *

National LGBT Federation The National LGBT Federation (NXF) is a non-governmental organisation in Dublin, Ireland, which focuses on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender ( LGBT) rights. The current board (as of September 2021) comprises the following: Chair Gavin H ...

* Workers' Party *

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SIPTU SIPTU (; ''Services, Industrial, Professional and Technical Union''; ga, An Ceardchumann Seirbhísí, Tionsclaíoch, Gairmiúil agus Teicniúil) is Ireland's largest trade union, with around 200,000 members. Most of these members are in the Rep ...

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* Union of Students in Ireland (USI) * University College Dublin Students' Union

Fund-raising

When the project was launched, a crowd-funding campaign was started, with a target of €50,000. This was met within hours, and reached €500,000 within four days. As of 26 April, Together for Yes had raised over €800,000.

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* {{Abortion in the Republic of Ireland 2018 establishments in Ireland Abortion-rights organisations in Ireland