Paper Progress!

Well, when it comes to my paper progress I have to admit that I have not been that productive so far. This is simply due to the fact that I don't have any time. We have so much homework to do and we have to study for exams and we have to work on our numerous projects and -  unbelievable, but I still want to maintain at least a tiny little bit of social life as well. As you might know, this makes everything a little hard.
However, I did manage to get these few things done:
I did find many sources. Mainly it's newspaper articles so I still have to keep looking, but I think it's a good start and I will keep looking for at least a few more really reliable sources.
I do have at least a first version of my introduction. I don't think it's the worst even though there is still something missing. I wanted to mention the letters of the law in there, but I didn't have the time so far to really look for those, because even though I did find a reliable source for this, I just couldn't find it so far. I also handed it in to Hendrik last week, so I'm really curious about his corrections and his feedback.
Also, I do have an elevator pitch which I actually like. :) I will post it here so you can enjoy it too.

Hey...have you ever heard about the Irish Abortion Law?

This law forbids women to have an abortion unless there is a health risk for them, isn’t that outrageous? This clearly violates Human Rights, don’t you think? Everybody, every woman should have the right to do with their body whatever they like. 

And you know what? This is not only important in terms of women’s rights, it affects men as well. What if someone wants to immigrate to Ireland or needs to live there for a few years because of their job? People have to know about this! An accident can always happen, even if you use protection. You should really, really read my paper in order to learn something about the law and what the EU does about it.

As Hendrik asked us to do I also tried to transfer it into a version that I could actually use in my paper, so here it is:

Have you ever heard about the Irish Abortion Law?

This law forbids women to have an abortion unless the pregnancy causes a significant health risk for them. In my opinion this is rather shocking. This restriction conflicts with Human Rights as everybody should have the right to do with their body whatever they wish.

The law is not only important in terms of women’s rights, it affects men as well. What if someone wants to immigrate to Ireland or needs to live there for a longer period of time due to their work? It is necessary to inform people about the legal situation in Ireland as it is possible at all times that an accident happens, even if you use protection. I strongly recommend reading my paper in order to learn something about the law and also, what the EU does about it.

Well, after I got my corrected version of the introduction back I will post it here too, but until then this will have to be enough. ;)

I will conclude this post with a promise: I will work on my paper during the christmas holidays. There are two reasons for that: 

Firstly, I want to get it done and this will be a good time -  it means barely any recreation, however...

Secondly, when else would I do it? It's not as if we had a lot of free time left after christmas break, do we?

Okay, I finally revised my introduction:

In this paper I will try to find an answer to the following question: “Does the Irish Abortion Law violate the EU Human Rights Laws?”. This is a particularly interesting topic because of its controversy. The Irish Abortion Law affects many people’s lives, and even though many of us are not personally affected by it, it still is a topic of major concern. 

In the course of this paper I will present the law itself, how it changed in 2013, and explain in which ways it influences women in Ireland. In addition to that, different arguments people put forward when talking about the law will be introduced. These differ considerably as they will be from Human Rights activists, the Catholic Church and politicians. The next step of this paper seeks to investigate whether, and if yes in what ways, the Irish Abortion Law contradicts EU Human Rights Laws. In the last step the actions the EU could take in order to change the situation in Ireland will be examined and juxtaposed to those the EU is actually taking.

Should anyone be interested, here's the link to my Google Doc with everything I'm using for/in my paper and the actual text.