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It was massive that the crowd agreed with us because it was against the church. You just knew it resonated with women who thought "I needn’t get pregnant".

— Nell McCafferty

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It was never a condom train. We were never going to give control of our sexuality to men.

We were touching a raw nerve. Women in Ireland wanted contraception. I mean, six children on average. Or maybe more.

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