Crisis, K.V. Turley:The new Irish law permitting abortion took effect on January 1, 2019. This controversial legislation was rushed through the normally sluggish Irish Parliament. The current political class then proceeded to pat itself on the back, with the Irish prime minister describing the new law as ushering in an “historic moment for Irish women” worth celebrating.
Viewing these developments from afar, one could be forgiven for thinking that the most pressing issue affecting all Irish men and women was the need to facilitate the destruction of the unborn in the womb. Rather than “celebrating” this new law, those in government and the people of Ireland should see its implementation as marking one of the most shame-filled moments in all Irish history.
Shortly after the law was enacted, The Irish Times reported that the first consultations for abortion had taken place on January 1, 2019. (Ironically, January 1 in the Catholic Church is observed as the Solemnity of the Feast of the Mother of God within the Octave of the solemn feast of the Nativity of the Lord.) At the moment, there are nine hospitalsin the Irish Republic lined up to perform abortions, including Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda, County Louth. More here.
