Ireland to legalise abortions where woman's life is at risk
Source: the guardian
In a move unthinkable even a few years ago, the Irish government has confirmed it will introduce legislation permitting abortions in limited circumstances.
The decision follows pressure from the European court of human rights, which ruled that abortions should be allowed in the republic in cases where a woman's life was at risk.
The taoiseach, Enda Kenny, who represents one of the most traditional rural Catholic constituencies in Ireland, said the Fine Gael-Labour coalition would proceed with a mixture of "legislation with regulation".
The measures would be based on proposals from the so-called Expert Group. The reforms are expected to allow for terminations where there is a medical risk to a woman's life or when she is thought to be in danger of killing herself. It is unclear whether the law will allow for terminations in cases of rape or sexual abuse.
Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/dec/18/ireland-legalise-abortion-life-risk
BigDemVoter
(4,149 posts)Just a good example of WHY the Roman Catholic Church should get the fuck out of politics. The sterile eunuchs of the RCC shouldn't EVER be allowed to make ANY choices about what a woman does or doesn't do with her own body.
teddy51
(3,491 posts)teddy51
(3,491 posts)from it.
Rambis
(7,774 posts)they finally did the procedure but she almost died when the kids were already gone.
teddy51
(3,491 posts)step in and tell them to do the procedure to save the life.
CarmanK
(662 posts)What is the body count aggregation in order for this law to be passed?
How many died, before social media made this a horrendous violation of human rights?
aquart
(69,014 posts)Because I really want someone who will kill me for the Pope.
SheilaT
(23,156 posts)but the doctors there still refused that poor woman an abortion.
It looks like they're adding a mental health, rape, and incest clause now.
Will they also allow a conscience cop-out for the doctors?
ieoeja
(9,748 posts)Once the courts ruled there was no law against it, but no law allowing it. So they were afraid of being prosecuted.
This will give them limited, but at least defined, situations in which they will be allowed to do their job.
Hissyspit
(45,788 posts)Assholes.
petronius
(26,580 posts)the 'life at risk' call for it to be any good. If this doesn't include some sort of iron-clad protection for doctors and women making that decision, this seems like little more than CYA window-dressing.
And in truth, the only way to really provide 'protection of life' access is an absolute pro-choice position...
HockeyMom
(14,337 posts)Let god/nature "abort" the baby and then furiously try to save the woman's life?
No abortions on a fallopian tube?
aquart
(69,014 posts)Sanctimonious pricks.
A church of men, murdering women for centuries while government kowtows.
I LOVE THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE! Let's have more of it.