The path to Ireland’s first abortion law is a tale of political betrayal, bullying and abuse of conscience.

How Ireland Traveled From 

a Pro-Life Ethos to Legalized Abortion

by PATRICK KENNY

In 1983, the Irish people voted overwhelmingly to amend their Constitution to explicitly acknowledge the right to life of the unborn.

Thirty years later, a law allowing state-funded abortion for threatened suicide, without time limits, has just passed.

Critics predict that the bill, which was passed by Ireland’s Dáil (Parliament) on July 12 and by the Seanad (Senate) on July 23, will allow easy abortion access to any woman who claims her pregnancy has led to suicidal thoughts. The Irish Bishops' Conference condemnedthe legislation as “a dramatic and morally unacceptable change to Irish law.”

According to Cora Sherlock, deputy chair of Ireland’s Pro-Life Campaign, there is “nothing restrictive about what the bill will introduce, nothing reassuring for those with a conscientious objection. Most importantly of all, there is nothing lifesaving about its measures. It is life-ending, not lifesaving.”
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