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trotsky

(49,533 posts)
Mon Apr 16, 2018, 02:50 PM Apr 2018

Ireland's strict ban on abortion could soon be a thing of the past

https://www.pri.org/stories/2018-04-16/irelands-strict-ban-abortion-could-soon-be-thing-past

...Abortion has been illegal in Ireland at least since 1861. The British ruled over the Irish isle at the time and had enacted a law that made abortion an offense throughout the United Kingdom, punishable by life in prison.

Fast-forward to 1983. The US, UK and other western European countries had liberalized their laws on abortion.

But Catholic Ireland went in the opposite direction. That same year, Irish voters took part in a national referendum and they said "yes" to a constitutional amendment banning abortion by extending legal protections to the unborn. Nearly two-thirds of those who voted were in favor of what has come to be known as the Eighth Amendment. No other European country’s constitution has such a strict clause outlawing abortion in nearly all cases.

...On May 25, Irish voters will get to have their say on abortion once again. The question for this national referendum is whether or not to repeal the Eighth Amendment. If they do go for repeal, that would open the door in unprecedented ways to legal abortion in Ireland.
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Ireland's strict ban on abortion could soon be a thing of the past (Original Post) trotsky Apr 2018 OP
One thing those that like to tout liberal Christianity don't like to address Cuthbert Allgood Apr 2018 #1
Now this is good news! Lordquinton Apr 2018 #2
It's good news if they actually vote to remove the prohibition. Mariana Apr 2018 #3
True, true Lordquinton Apr 2018 #4
And we have to worry about Facebook ads screwing with the process. Which way, I wonder? Pope George Ringo II Apr 2018 #5

Cuthbert Allgood

(4,857 posts)
1. One thing those that like to tout liberal Christianity don't like to address
Mon Apr 16, 2018, 02:54 PM
Apr 2018

is the reality that most of the times when a religion becomes more progressive it is because society drags it kicking and screaming to that level of progressiveness. As this example shows. Left to its own devices, the RCC would continue to keep Ireland backwards. Society has had enough of it and is just making the change on its own. Which is great. And needs to happen more in more places. Hell, North Dakota just recently changed their ridiculous blue laws about stores being open Sunday.

Mariana

(14,847 posts)
3. It's good news if they actually vote to remove the prohibition.
Mon Apr 16, 2018, 03:38 PM
Apr 2018

We can be certain that the church will be lobbying extremely hard against the proposal to repeal.

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