How Activists and Media Used Lies and Leftist Talking Points to Dupe Abortion Voters in Ireland

Will Maule-Opinion : May 29, 2018
Faithwire.com

"The media has been shockingly pro-abortion. It's a failure of journalism in Ireland. It's a failure of information." -Maeve O Hanlon, a spokeswoman for the pro-life organization "Love Both."

[Faithwire.com] As I've reflected on an historic day spent in Dublin last Friday, I couldn't help but shake the thought: was the repealing of the eighth amendment a monumental mistake? (Photo: Creative Commons/Pixabay)

Years in the making, the referendum on whether or not the Irish constitution should be altered to allow for the widespread legalization of abortion was a landslide victory for the "Yes" campaign. In fact, there was just one constituency out of 40 that voted a majority "No" to the constitutional amendment. It was a moment of political history that will result in grave consequences for the most vulnerable in our society.

The result shocked millions, not least the once iron-clad pro-life community in Ireland. Those who have spent years seeking to ensure the rights of the unborn are protected reacted with bewilderment, trepidation and a fair dose of horror—there is no doubt, this decision will result in thousands of future lives lost. You only have to glance at a few widely-available statistics to predict the sheer quantity of bloodshed that is to come in Ireland. In 2016, there were just 25 abortion procedures conducted within Irish borders. In England and Wales, there were 190,406.

The "Yes" campaign will talk about women's rights, they will highlight extremely rare horror stories and medical negligence, but they will refuse to acknowledge the cold hard fact: as a result of this referendum vote, unborn babies will be lost in their thousands, and the main reason will be simple: convenience...

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