Irish government rejects access to “limited abortion” despite horrific testimonies and doctors’ views

The Irish Supreme Court ruled in 1992 that abortion was lawful if the mother's life was at risk. This judgement has not been codified into law, due to lack of political will, but it still stands...fortunately for the legislators most who need abortions can just take the plane to ‘godless England’, thus preserving the myth of Irelands moral superiority…you can be sure that people ‘in the know’ will always obtain terminations for their partners and daughters, but who will speak for the next ‘X’ case girl?

Ireland is reactionary and right wing. They look the other way as their wives, girlfriends and daughters take the plane to England. We're not holier than the Brits, we're just wholly hypocritical.

Seanmor, this doesnt change anything. These women are still going to go abroad. Abortion is a fact of life. No woman goes ahead with an unwanted pregnancy here because she can still travel and abort. This hasnt saved any babies lives, it has just further enforced the fact that irish women have no autonomy over their bodies.

How the hell can a parliament legislate for anything when some catholic-talibanist ninny sounds off and brings religion into the mix?? Will this country ever fcking GROW up?

Thank God the Irish Government has the fortitude and independence not to bow to the abortion juggernaut, Planned Parenthood (alias Irish Family Planning)or the dictators of the E.U. Congratulations and thank you to each and every one of you who voted in favour of Ireland's future children. Shame on you guys for ridiculing Catholics who stand against murder, in particular a long deceased Archbishop. What sort of man wants to put mothers through the ordeal of killing their own child so he can carry on having his sexual kicks without consequence ?

Thank God that the most vuulnerable human beings in the Irish state will not be maimed, mangled, mutilated, dismembered, disembowled, decapitated, at least not in the near future. This is good news also for pro-life people north of the Border, especially Rev. Ian Paisley, who is very protective of the unborn.

Thank God that the most vulnerable human beings in the Irish state will not be maimed, mangled, mutilated, dismembered, disemboeled, decapitated, as least not in the near future. This is good news for pro-life people north of the Border, especially Rev. Ian Paisley, who is staunchly pro-life.

Ireland - north and south - is not the 'home of the right-wing reactionary' it the home of a people which still overwhelmingly, thank God, recognize the unborn child as having the right to life.

So Fine Gael don't have the fortitude to look reality square in the face. Export out conscience to England, look the other way, punt the problems down stream, because we're still the home of reflexive right wing reactionary hypocrisy. No wonder so much abuse flourished for so long in our midst. We get the society we deserve.

Kitty, youre so right! We did miss his snarking! I was hoping Id hear his whining on the streets of Dublin over the past few days but alas it wasnt to be!

@George welcome back! We'd missed your snarking. What they meant by testimonies is the women who have come out about being forced to go full term carrying baby who were "not compatible with life". Carrying them and being asked about their "baby" everyday instead of being allowed under law to have a simple medical procedure. What's the point in that except torture?

Exactly Nicoletta. Women will still have travel for abortions while your examples of 'the faith' rape children. Nice one! ''We'' didnt reject abortion, our government wont allow US to make the decision for ourselves.

Thanks be to God that Ireland has rejected abortion. It hasn't completely abandoned the faith - yet.

Horrific testimonies? You mean aborted babies were able to give testimony?

Another problem exported! Brilliant!