Although the public favour more liberal abortion legislation through constitutional change,newly elected conservative politicians acquire other plansSomething has shifted in Ireland’s attitude to abortion. I see it in the opinions my friends express online, in conversations with my loved ones, and even the timbre of the comments below pro-choice articles. This is borne out by empirical evidence too. final July,an Amnesty poll found that 81% of Irish people favour more liberal abortion legislation; in October, an Irish Times poll found that 68% of people want a referendum on the eighth amendment, or which enshrines the equal suitable to life of women and the unborn; and,just days ago, a second Amnesty poll found that 87% of people want access to abortion expanded, or while 69% believe it should be a precedence for the next government.
Legislation introduced in 2013 stipulates that the unborn’s suitable to life begins at implantation. To change the constitution,we need a referendum. Until we get one, the misogynistic ideology that a clump of differentiating cells holds moral parity with a woman remains the law of the land.
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Source: theguardian.com