Pro-Abortion Bill in Ireland Would Deny Women Info, Kill More Babies
On Thursday, People Before Profit-Solidarity TD Ruth Coppinger brought forward another abortion-related bill in the Dáil, this time aimed at removing the mandatory three-day waiting period. It follows the defeat she and party colleague Paul Murphy suffered before Christmas, when their bill to permit abortion on request up to birth was opposed by a majority of TDs from advancing to the next stage.
Commenting on the latest move by Coppinger, Pro Life Campaign spokesperson Eilís Mulroy said: “It’s really sad the amount of time Ruth Coppinger and others devote to expanding access to abortion. Given Ireland’s soaring abortion numbers (there were 10,852 in 2024, the latest year for which there are figures), members of the Oireachtas should be focussed on finding ways to reduce the number of abortions taking place instead of attempting to pave the way for more abortions to happen.
“In an attempt to bolster her latest bill, Coppinger cited in the Dáil on Thursday the recommendation from the Chair of the Three Year Review of the abortion law in favour of removing the three-day wait before an abortion. Not surprisingly, she held back from reminding her Dáil colleagues that the Chair of the Review, Ms Marie O’Shea, admitted at an Oireachtas Health Committee meeting that before making the recommendation, she never spoke of any of the thousands of women who went for their first abortion appointment but didn’t return for the second appointment three days later to proceed with the abortion.
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“Only a fortnight ago, the latest figures released by the HSE in reply to a Parliamentary Question showed that in 2022 and 2023, 3,933 women who went for a first abortion appointment didn’t return for a second consultation with the abortion providing doctor, after the three-day wait had elapsed. This information when added to previously released data shows that between 2019 and 2024, 10,426 women did not return after the three-day waiting period – proving the life-saving value of the three-day reflection period and why it should be retained.
“Ms Coppinger and her colleagues may resort to labelling pro-life advocates as “far-right” or hurling other insults, as she did on Thursday in the Dáil, but such rhetoric will not deter us. If any position is extreme, it is the one that relentlessly promotes abortion and seeks to dismantle even the most limited protections that remain for unborn human life. In the coming weeks and months, we will be communicating this message clearly to members of the Oireachtas and to the public at large.”
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