Irish referendum on abortion May 25 2018
Today, Irish citizens voted in a referendum to repeal the 8th Amendment, in a move to make abortion decriminalised, where at the moment it is only allowed in circumstances where the mother's life is at stake.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...abortions.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44241521 2 different exit polls point to a victory for abortion to be made legal, one making it 69.4% to 30.6% in favour of legalising abortion, with another making it a straight 68% to 32% in favour of legalising abortion. As a Catholic, I am severely torn as to how I would have voted in this referendum or how I would vote if we had one in the UK. I like to think I am in the pro life camp though, if I had to vote in a referendum like this. |
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Pretty amazing margin of victory unless the exit poll is massively wrong....
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Personally l think its a great step forward.
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A win for the Yes voters, let's see if their parliament follows that vote.
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With 66% in favour it'll be hard not too, not to mention the major parties backed Yes.
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The anti-abortionists are not going to lie down quietly, I can assure you! |
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Nope, they said they'd protest outside clinics. I'd like to know why men had a vote, it has naff all to do with them. |
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I am not Irish but I am a Catholic and I now have more solidarity with the North as they remain opposed to abortion. |
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Call it emotive if you like, but when you have an abortion, you are actually killing a baby.. To my mind, an abortion in the early weeks of pregnancy is one thing, but at 24 weeks of pregnancy it is fully formed and is clearly a baby. The criteria used is wrong - it shouldn't be based on viability outside the womb, it should be based on the baby's consciousness and ability to feel pain. The stories of aborted babies struggling to breathe being left on a slab for hours to die are heartbreaking. Not very civilised, if you ask me. |
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The proposed legislation will allow abortions during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, and up to the 24th week in exceptional circumstances.
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