Of course there was dissent from the likes of Cora Sherlock, John McGuirk, The Bopps, all the usual sources. If it were possible to disassociate yourself with the seriousness of the subject matter you could almost find it amusing to track their tweets throughout the day as they cleared their respective schedules to dream up multiple different ways to spew their misdirection and stubbornness.
But one thing was clear on the timeline for the hashtag #TwoWomenTravel – those protestations were all but lost among an overwhelming show of support and the samples below are merely a small sample.
You want to know who the #twowomentravel are? Your best mate. The girl you sat in front of in school. Your ex. Your sister. #repealthe8th
— marah saria griff (@griffski) August 20, 2016
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Tweeting your journey for an abortion is not shocking. Being forced to leave the country to have control of your own body is #twowomentravel
— Michelle Corry (@Corry_Michelle) August 20, 2016
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I think those abusing #twowomentravel are upset because it breaks the Irish tradition of “Do it but for God sake don’t let the parish know”
— Jim Sheridan (@Jim_Sheridan) August 20, 2016
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#twowomentravel proves restrictive abortion laws don’t stop abortion, but do cause immense hardship for women who must travel #repealthe8th
— Womenscouncilireland (@NWCI) August 20, 2016
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The #twowomentravel story has made many uncomfortable. Good. No-one should ever be able to draw comfort from the status quo. #repealthe8th
— Conor Pope (@conor_pope) August 20, 2016
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The #twowomentravel story has made many uncomfortable. Good. No-one should ever be able to draw comfort from the status quo. #repealthe8th
— Conor Pope (@conor_pope) August 20, 2016
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To everyone who said they’re unfollowing us because of #TwoWomenTravel and our coverage of #RepealThe8th https://t.co/QTDowPGHgg
— Her.ie (@Herdotie) August 20, 2016
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Contraception, divorce, homosexuality. Catholic fundamentalists lost every other battle in their war. Time to #repealthe8th. #twowomentravel
— Donal O’Keeffe (@Donal_OKeeffe) August 20, 2016
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#twowomentravel proves restricting abortion doesn’t mean it won’t happen. We simply export it. Disgrace. #repealthe8th
— Ciara O’Brien (@ciaraobrien) August 20, 2016
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Today, @TwoWomenTravel but you’re not on your own in this. So many people are with you. X
— James Corden (@JKCorden) August 20, 2016
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March for them, march for us all. The March For Choice is in Dublin on Sept 24th https://t.co/qCeGGYGpl0 #twowomentravel #repealthe8th
— Una Mullally (@UnaMullally) August 20, 2016
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