Ireland backs ‘life-saving’ abortion; ‘A historic moment in Ireland, but not one to be celebrated’; Catch-up: The things you should know about final Dáil abortion vote; Ireland and abortion: this inadequate, fraudulent bill reflects the decline of …
Ireland backs ‘life-saving’ abortion
Lawmakers in the Republic of Ireland vote to allow abortion under certain conditions for the first time, following a marathon debate.500-201
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23277590
‘A historic moment in Ireland, but not one to be celebrated’ – reaction to the passing of the abortion bill
TheJournal.ie – While the passing of abortion legislation has been widely welcomed, the Pro-Choice lobby has raised concerns about the scope and implementation of the bill.
http://www.thejournal.ie/pro-choice-lobby-raises-abortion-bill-concerns-989572-Jul2013/
Catch-up: The things you should know about final Dáil abortion vote
TheJournal.ie – A ministerial rebellion and a new minister within hours; anger at criminalisation of and lack of advocacy for women; the Dáil bar can stay open until 5am.
http://www.thejournal.ie/summary-dail-vote-abortion-bill-989461-Jul2013/
Ireland and abortion: this inadequate, fraudulent bill reflects the decline of …
Telegraph.co.uk (blog) by Tim Stanley. Dr Tim Stanley is a historian of the United States.
The passage of this legislation in a country that was once so Catholic it was borderline theocratic reflects the decline of the Church in the aftermath of the sex abuse scandal. Ireland has changed a great deal in the past twenty years, becoming richer …
After a marathon debate in the Dail, it’s likely that Ireland will pass a bill making it easier for women to access abortion. The bill is inadequate in every regard. From the prochoice side, the bill is inadequate because it still won’t allow abortions in the case of rape, incest or where there is foetal abnormality. For them, too much has been done to salve the conscience of conservatives and too little has been done to put Ireland on the path to full reproductive rights. It is extraordinary to discover that a woman who is judged to have broken the spirit of the new law could face 14 years in jail.
For prolife activists, the bill is inadequate because it is self-evidently designed to allow greater access to abortion through the back door. For them, the whole debate has been shrouded in misunderstanding and lies. Recall that the catalyst for the bill was the death of Savita Halappanavar – a pregnant woman who went into a hospital in October 2012 in searing pain. She was refused an abortion and died of septicaemia. It was argued by the pro-abortion lobby that Savita would have survived if she’d had an abortion, and that the abortion was denied to her when her family was informed that Ireland was “a Catholic country” and so couldn’t help. The truth is more complex.
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