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Way to go, Ireland. :( (Death of Savita Halappanavar)
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"This is a Catholic country." That's what one official said about denying her the termination.
Great - so let's let women die on the off chance that the baby might survive - after all, there's a shortage of children to be abused by priests and nuns.
Yes, I'm bitter about this, but Ireland has a horrible and very recent history of major abuses bt members of the Catholic clergy.
Great - so let's let women die on the off chance that the baby might survive - after all, there's a shortage of children to be abused by priests and nuns.
Yes, I'm bitter about this, but Ireland has a horrible and very recent history of major abuses bt members of the Catholic clergy.
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It should be noted that Northern Ireland (this story is about N.I. and abortion laws are different there from Southern) held a referendum on whether abortion should be legal in cases other than when the mother's life was in danger, and the population voted no. I don't know what percentage of the referendum voters were women, but it's not like women there are kept barefoot and pregnant and forbidden from voting by their husbands and fathers. At the time of the referendum at least, the population didn't want the abortion laws changed.
However this story has sparked a lot of people who DO want it changed to start protesting, writing letters and generally letting their anger be heard. Another referendum may be on the cards, and if not then it is at least being discussed among N.I's politicians.
However this story has sparked a lot of people who DO want it changed to start protesting, writing letters and generally letting their anger be heard. Another referendum may be on the cards, and if not then it is at least being discussed among N.I's politicians.
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That is very sad. I lived in Ireland for one year and it is an amazing country, it was almost like living in a Lord of The Rings novel, only with pubs. I had such a great time. I hope they reform their laws soon : ( . Insane that that happened.
I think that abortion was legal where I was, there were womens health clinics so I assumed while I was there that they were obtainable, I could get contraception. But now that I think about it I am not sure, I was never in need of one so I had never thought about it.
I think that abortion was legal where I was, there were womens health clinics so I assumed while I was there that they were obtainable, I could get contraception. But now that I think about it I am not sure, I was never in need of one so I had never thought about it.
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http://liveactionnews.org/international/dublin-declaration-abortion-is-not-medically-necessary/
How did these morons get through medical school?
How did these morons get through medical school?
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Lord Snot
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I got this completely the wrong way round by the way, I shouldn't post when I'm that tired.
It's NI that's still part of the UK and so shares our abortion laws (up to 24 weeks, longer if the mother's life is at risk, they are more or less available on demand although that's not the spirit of the law). This happened in Southern Ireland which is independent from the UK and makes its own laws.
Yes, Irish women are forced to travel if they want a termination. Some of my family have moved back to Ireland but I couldn't ever live in a country with such draconian laws.
