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blade
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| Abortion in Ireland has had a controversial history and remains a disputed subject today. Abortion is legal in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, but only in circumstances endangering the life of the woman (as differential to her health) through continuance of the pregnancy.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Ireland |
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On the other hand
Joined: 19 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 1:44 am Post subject: |
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| blade wrote: |
| Abortion in Ireland has had a controversial history and remains a disputed subject today. Abortion is legal in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, but only in circumstances endangering the life of the woman (as differential to her health) through continuance of the pregnancy.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Ireland |
Interesting that Ireland was able to get around EU requirements of a liberal abortion law simply by saying that they would not stop women from leaving the country to get an abortion. Most pro-choice people I know would not regard that as an acceptable option. |
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blade
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| Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 1:55 am Post subject: |
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| Abortion in Ireland has had a controversial history and remains a disputed subject today. Abortion is legal in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, but only in circumstances endangering the life of the woman (as differential to her health) through continuance of the pregnancy.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abortion_in_Ireland |
Interesting that Ireland was able to get around EU requirements of a liberal abortion law simply by saying that they would not stop women from leaving the country to get an abortion. Most pro-choice people I know would not regard that as an acceptable option. |
I didn't know that there was such thing as an abortion requirement in the EU. |
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On the other hand
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| Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:58 am Post subject: |
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| I didn't know that there was such thing as an abortion requirement in the EU. |
On the previous page, you wrote...
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Mind you, can anyone show an example of a Christian-majority country that violates EU regulations in some way, but is still allowed in? I'm taken to understand that several countries(eg. Ireland) have restrictive abortion laws.Does this violate the EU code? If so, it might be evidence of a double standard
Ireland allows woman the right to travel outside of it's borders to seek an abortion if they so choose hence Ireland is not in violation of any EU law |
I took this to mean that you had heard the same things as I had about what the EU requires of its members in terms of abortion access. But I guess your use "any" could be taken to mean "if such a law exists at all". But if you were unaware of such a law, then I wonder how you know that Ireland's policy is in accordance with it.
Anyway, it would appear that the relevant EU legislation is much more recent that I had imagined...
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Euro MPs will vote tomorrow on a proposed resolution critics say will promote abortion and gay marriage throughout the European Union.
The motion calls on each of the 27 member states to legally guarantee access to 'sexual and reproductive rights'.
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But apparently, this is all non-binding. I wonder, are the strictures against capital punishment non-binding as well?
http://tinyurl.com/btt7z6 |
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rusty1983
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| Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 1:38 pm Post subject: |
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| Abortion is illegal in Italy too |
I don't think to quite the same exent that it is illegal in Ireland.
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| In May 1978, Italian women were granted the right to terminate a pregnancy upon request during the first trimester. The law stipulates that induced abortion be confined to women whose physical and psychological health may be at risk. Although a proposal to repeal the law was considered in a 1981 national referendum, it was rejected by nearly 80% of voters. |
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| In 1993, approximately 140,000 induced abortions were performed in Italy. |
http://tinyurl.com/bz56sw |
Well, pissed on my chips there didnt ya. Thats the last time I listen to a certain person, well, she only lived in Italy for 2 years...Jesus Christ! |
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