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1. More Grandstanding from the far far left. I'm reasonably confident that some form of abortion will
Wed Oct 26, 2016, 07:28 PM
Oct 2016

be allowed here in Ireland, in the not too distant future, but chancers like Smith and her ilk will do nothing to advance the cause. This is more about raising their profile in time for the next General Election, as they vie to outdo each other in their outrage.

(The bould Finian is a chancer as well btw.)

The reality is that Ireland is still conservative, especially when it comes to abortion. However, you can see from the Gay Marriage Referendum success, things are changing but going bull headed is going to do more damage than good. The campaign that the LGBTQ lobby ran should be the template, not this nonsense. Depressing.

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