Dear Ireland, (A Response to the Recent Referendum)

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I am not a woman.

I will never have to face an unplanned pregnancy. I will never be face the anxiety that some of you face. I will never be forced to choose on the behalf of the unborn child in my womb.

So, I write this post hesitantly. I fundamentally disagree with the decision your country has made to repeal the Amendment that bans abortions in your State. And, quite frankly Ireland, you’ve been deceived.

Where is the supposed progress? You see, the sad thing is that a good chunk of the ‘choicers’ campaign was focused on cases such as Savita Halappanavar, who perished after being denied an abortion in your country. While my heart goes out for Savita, especially because I could not possibly fathom having the go through what she did, my heart also goes out for you, Ireland, who rather than seeking out solutions to those issues, you were lied to and deceived to allow abortions outright. Cases like Savita’s account for a mere

I continue to misunderstand how the legalization of abortions are a woman’s rights issue. I have seen it’s adverse effects in my country: the guilt, the shame, all the mental health affects of abortion. A small minority has successfully convinced the masses that the right to terminate your baby “empowers” a woman.

Speaking of guilt, I was to address some media reports that you are going to remove the ‘stigma’of abortion in your country. That is as ludicrous as removing the stigma against other things against the Natural Law, such as bullying. Our consciences are naturally repulsed by the idea of an abortion, it takes information control and misdirection to turn someone on to it.

Again, it is with a careful and heavy heart I write this letter, as I cannot understand what am expecting mother is going through. They are all champions of life, and my sincere hope is that more woman can choose life, Ireland.
 
Dear Ireland,

Re the recent decision legalizing abortion?
Yeah, good luck with that.
Oh and BTW I hope you have Project Rachel standing by to help your women pick up the pieces.
I hope you have social services standing by when parents are now facing a bumpier road in bonding with the kids they have left.
And for the kids who come to realize that their very existence was based on the precarious condition of their parents’ feelings in-the-moment.
Yes, and for the troubled dynamic between men and women, now that you’ve handed men an exit strategy from their relationships. (“Why can’t we have sex now, even though we’re only dating and I have no intention of marrying you, because it’s safe now, and if you do get pregnant you can always have an abortion. You don’t want an abortion? I’m not gonna get tied down. I’m outta here.”)

Seriously, you people haven’t learned anything from watching the mess that has been left in other countries?

Signed,
Shaking My Head
 
Our Father,
Who art in heaven,
hallowed be Thy name;
Thy kingdom come;
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our trespasses
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
Amen.

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Think of it this way. If chastity were valued, if everyone had sexual responsibility and education, and if everyone valued family, would we need abortion? Nope. We could have laws allowing abortion and people would still rarely get them.

The point is, outlawing abortion is ineffective if the foundation isn’t laid. It doesn’t change what’s in their hearts. To truly outlaw abortion, it must be outlawed from within. More than arguing “when life begins,” we must work to: 1) ensure young people are educated about sex and pregnancy, 2) fill their hearts with the joy of having a family, 3) teach the value of sexual responsibility and its associated virtues of sacrifice, patience, and loyalty - and why those virtues are, in a broad sense, foundations for the advancement of the self and society.

Only then will abortion truly be outlawed… because it will be outlawed in the heart. Don’t feel too bad about the results. It’s just a sign that people need to be worked from a deeper level, and a solid foundation must be built before we insist on a beautiful temple upon it.
 
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Sorry, I was just trying to sound reassuring. I feel quite upset also, but just proposing what we can do going forward.
 
I understand his comment fully. @Dugtrio1

Ireland’s vote wasn’t just a rejection of the Church by Ireland, it was also a bringing to the Light of the darkness in the heart of the Irish which was there already.
 
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I am very happy who i still live in an african country with true christians and who this country don’t support lgbt “rights” and who abortion is illegal.Ireland is not a christian country.
 
I agree with everything that you stated here.

I am a woman who experienced a crisis pregnancy 24 years ago. I lived in Scotland at the time and was offered an abortion. I refused and today have a wonderful 23 year old son. I am now happily married and have a great husband. God has not only forgiven me but brought me to new life.

The irony that I see is that many young people who voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment to our constitution, are probably only alive due to its existence. They owe their lives to it but are denying that same right to other innocent children. We now have a situation here in Ireland where nesting birds have more rights than unborn human babies.

I was repulsed by the scenes of ‘rejoicing’ in Dublin Castle yesterday when the result was officially announced. It reminds me of the crowds baying for Our Lord’s blood before Pilate. May God forgive the Irish people.
 
Women leave the Republic of Ireland and head to the UK on an almost continuous basis in order to receive abortions. Supposedly on average the figure amounts to around nine a day. With that in mind you can see how this legislation actually affected women (and still will for a period, until access to abortion becomes easier in the country).
 
Yes, I was born and raised in Ireland and know the impact the Eighth Amendment has had on some of my closest friends, who chose to have an abortion in the UK. However, legalising the intentional killing of innocent human life in the womb is unacceptable to me and in all conscience, something that I will never sanction.

There are many things that happen in life, drug abuse, crime, human trafficking etc. Is legalising them the way forward? I think not. Our health system, the HSE, is quite poor. Currently, our country is embroiled in a controversy over Cervical Cancer misdiagnosis and it’s subsequent cover up. Also, the waiting list for many operations can be up to five years. The HSE is wholly inept to deal with the added pressure of future abortions and I fear for the well being of expectant mothers in this current situation.
 
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