The Ireland abortion debate, summed up in one disrespectful gesture | Emer O'Toole
On Thursday night, 21 years since the Irish supreme court ruled that a suicidal teenage rape victim had the right to an abortion, the government finally passed abortion legislation. Sorry, I mean it passed "protection of life during pregnancy" legislation. There is no abortion bill. Oh, and the bill defines unborn life as a fertilised egg from implantation to birth. And, no, for those of you who sense a slight imbalance in the framing of the law, the government has no plans to discuss a "protection of choice during pregnancy" bill any time soon
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