Oh, no, that's not what we're told. The headlines all read something to the effect of "Abortion Ban Repealed." Ireland voted last week to legalize the murder of the most vulnerable humans on the planet. And it's portrayed as a "ban" that was "repealed." The Washington Post puts it like this.
The Irish have swept aside one of the most restrictive abortion bans in the developed world in a landslide vote that reflects Ireland’s emergence as a socially liberal country no longer obedient to Catholic dictates."Catholic dictates." Interesting. "Restrictive abortion ban." Odd. It's like calling laws against murder and rape as "murder bans" or "rape bans". And since both are against "Catholic dictates", would the Post praise countries that sweep aside "the most restrictive murder bans" to show that their "socially liberal country" is "no longer obedient to Catholic dictates"?
Called oppressive abortion laws, the law was basically this. Abortion in Ireland was only legal if it was required to save the life of the mother. In fact, the right to life of the unborn is protected by Article 40.3.3° of the Irish Constitution. Interestingly, the laws also protect the right of a woman to leave Ireland to get an abortion, even to receive information about abortions from outside the state. The law wasn't saying, "You can't kill your baby." It was simply saying, "You can't do it here." Dirty, rotten, oppressive laws. Saving the life of a baby because the baby had the right to life? How crazy can they be??
"Catholic dictates" have nothing to do with it. The New York Times assures us "It's not a man's issue," because killing the unborn is the right of women only? The loudest voices rejoice that more babies can now legally be killed. We must not recognize that things like school shootings are not helped when we declare boldly and joyously "We will kill 'em if we want to and you should all rejoice! Freedom!!" Freedom? Well, certainly not for all. Not for the unborn. And, hey, not for school shooters, either. What's wrong with people?
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I was unaware that there was nothing that restricted Irish citizens from going outside Ireland for an abortion. That makes the pro-abortion rhetoric all the more insipid and deceitful.
A sad day for Ireland. A sadder day for all those who will be murdered by their own mothers.
Indeed! And for those who will be murdered by people that think this is an indication of the value of human life.
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