Ireland’s first abortion clinic opens in Belfast despite opposition - POLL

Abortion is the deliberate taking of life of an innocent in the womb and no euphemism like "termination" or "medical intervention" will disguise that Whether the developing human life is 6, 12 or 28 weeks old, we are still taking about HUMAN life and not a neutral object which can be dehumanized. One cannot set arbitrary timelines like this and be credible-we are just taking about the different transitory phases in life as it developes(like every human being in history). One does not have to refer to religion, to feel the unnaturalness of a mother aborting her own child, for spurious reasons like birth control failure, clinical depression or because the child was inconvenient. But Religion is the best moral framework to challenge such evils as abortion which some want to make respectable as a "right"

Abortion is the deliberate taking of life of an innocent in the womb and no euphemism like "termination" or "medical intervention" will disguise that Whether the developing human life is 6, 12 or 28 weeks old, we are still taking about HUMAN life and not a neutral object which be dehumanized. One cannot set arbitrary timelines like this and be credible-we are just taking about the different transitory phases in life as it developed(like every human being in history). One does not have to refer to religion, to feel the unnaturalness of a mother aborting her own child, for spurious reasons like birth control failure, clinical depression or because the child was inconvenient. But Religion is the best moral framework to challenge such evils as abortion which some want to make respectable as a "right".

Take a look at our politicians and you will see the strongest case yet for abortion....

Yet again Irish Central doesn't give you the full truth... The provision of a medical abortion at the clinic is ONLY available when the life of the pregnant woman is at immediate risk or if there is a long term or permanent risk to her physical or mental health. But don't let that fact get in the way when there is a chance for Irish Central to demonize a Unionist!

IRELAND gets abortion clinic, so now, Belfast IS part of Ireland? make up your mind. I just read the UVF abortion menu. All abortions $500. Fenian babies aborted free.

Yay!!! Btw, before you say it's murder, if you say the for religious reasons, if you actually crack open ur bible, you'll find God is Pro-Choice and doesn't consider someone a life until he or she takes his or her first breath, as in, the child is considered alive or a person at birth. Though I personally only have issue with Late-Term abortions, since by then it's a fully formed human being and viable. I know it doesn't matter to all Pro-Choicers, but it matters to me. Anyway abortions are necessary if you're raped or something and get pregnant, or if it might kill the mother, or if the baby will die anyway, which is alot worse then "murder" and also, back to religion, in the same multiple scriptures mentioning it, God even says abortion is okay in the case of rape or if she's pregnant with a man's child who is not her husband. I love God <3 I mean, if I were raped, I'd refuse to have that other man's child, I only want my husband's kids. Oh and did you know if you're raped and have his child, there's the possibility that the rapist might have parental rights, including visitations! Either way, I'm really glad for this, since I'd like to someday move to Ireland and if I am ever violated by some strange man, I would feel better knowing I wouldn't have to have his child.

I'd hate to come home from the Pub and be greeted by Dawn Purvis.

Each year in the USA, there are more than 6 million unintended pregnancies, and women seek abortions in about 43 percent of them. A recent study by Dr. Jeffrey Peipert of Washington Univ, St. Louis, showed that when women are given their choice of contraceptives-- free-- they choose the most effective (and expensive) contraceptives AND the abortion rate falls dramatically: from 13.4--17 abortions per 1,000 St. Louis-area pregnancies to 4.4--7.5 abortions per 1,000 in the study. The overall abortion rate in the USA is about 20 per 1,000 pregnancies. That is the difference that education about contraception makes, and it shows the most important work that clinics like Dawn Purvis' Centre in Belfast can do for women and their families. If you oppose abortion, you should go all-out in support of this clinic, especially its work of making effective contraception available to all who need it.

irishrose: You believe in God, but I suspect God doesn't believe in you!

I live in the States, and this is article is false. :-/ tbh, most people are just dropping religion in general, due to all the hate and bullshit. Myself included, I believe in God, but I am not of any specific Religion.

Interesting that Ms Purvis has links with the UVF, a murder gang which killed hundreds of Catholics for the "crime" of being Catholics. Interesting also that this "clinic" is named for Marie Stopes, who was a racist and a nut. She even sent a book of her "poems" as a gift to Hitler!

It is quite apparent that the current population living in Ireland has lost its' way. Our island has been devastated by losing its' religous base,sexual abuse, massive , unsustainable immigration, greed , loss of tourism, economic catastrophy etc., etc. And now the ultimate abomination, killing our defenseless selves. The ONLY way to turn this around is through a massive revival of the only true Roman Catholic Faith. God Save Ireland!

Morality is a debating point in our world. Modern women want abortions. Some women need abortions for various reasons. of course there are some people (with us now) who should have been aborted. I am not "pro" anything. However, in this situation, someone is going to die, and it has been that way for 5000 years.

Older men with gray hair and baldness can be a big problem for poster "bunkerisland". Lets do a reverse abortion on them, or pass a law that they be put to sleep. Declare acting on your beliefs and free speech a one way right of the young and the ignorant.

pilib04 | Oct 11, 2012, 11:32 AM EDT If you don't live in Ireland, this is none of your business. The USA has had safe, legal abortions for almost 40 years. Both American Presidential candidates have stated they support leaving the U.S. laws on abortion as they are. Romney made the announcement Tuesday for those who were not paying attention. Romney reversed his position on Wednesday. Stay tuned!