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Irish abortion law: women treated as insentient incubators and instructed to grin and, literally, bear it.

IF Labour is wondering why its support has suffered a vertiginous drop since last year’s election it need only look to its TDs’ shameful contributions to last week’s Dáil debate on abortion for answers. One by one they got to … Continue reading

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ABC v Ireland judgment, and its likely implications on abortion law in Ireland, explained.

I recently wrote an essay on the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) and the likely impact of the A B C v Ireland case, concerning the three Irish-based women who went to the European Court of Human Rights claiming … Continue reading

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Liberalisation of abortion laws long overdue

The care of children in this country, by both Church and State, is a continuing scandal but yet we continue to trumpet about our protection of the unborn. Earlier this year it was reported that more than 200 children have … Continue reading

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