Posted on 07/04/2023 6:09:22 PM PDT by marshmallow
According to reports, anyone 'repeatedly protesting' outside an Irish abortion facility could face a €2,500 fine or six months in prison.
(LifeSiteNews) — A proposed anti-Catholic law designed to criminalize prayer in the vicinity of abortion sites is expected to pass in Ireland today.
With typical Orwellian doublespeak, the bill is described as providing “safe access zones,” designating the presence of prayer and the reminder of God as a danger.
The new law carries severe penalties including fines and the loss of liberty. As Breaking News.ie reported:
Anyone repeatedly protesting outside medical centers that provide abortions could face a €2,500 fine or six months in prison.
The new laws are aimed at clamping down on anyone protesting outside or close to medical facilities which provide terminations of pregnancy.
The legislation is aimed at creating prayer-free exclusion zones across Ireland, as illustrated in the map below.
The report continues:
The proposals will see a 100-meter buffer zone imposed outside abortion clinics, within which protests impeding access or attempts to influence a woman’s decision to have an abortion will be outlawed.
An initial warning will be given by Irish police, known as the Gardai, following which they face arrest and a trial at which penalties may legally apply.
The bill begins its passage today and is expected to be made law before the summer recess.
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A post-Christian society that has rejected God.
Just like America.
Good grief.
What’s next? Italy criminalizing wine and olive oil?
This is like a knife in the heart.
Back to the time when it was a crime to go to Mass in Ireland.Is History repeating itself?
Anti-Catholic? Protestants don’t pray outside abortion clinics or protest? Since when?
Indeed. What were all the troubles about again?
I think the main trouble is murdering infants. Innocent babies. Nobody wants to be reminded of their heinous crime.
The green of Ireland is replaced by the red blood of dead babies.
The sad thing here it’s the Irish themselves committing spiritual suicide. The British can’t be blamed
Does this mean the Oranges are winning?
The troubles was a term used to describe the Catholic/Protestant conflict in Ireland and the UK years ago. Seems pointless now if the government in Ireland is doing stuff like this. That was what I was trying to say.
Well, they should be united on this issue.
I remember while stationed at RAF Mildenhall, UK back in 1986 the news radio was shaming the people operating a ship that would roll into port and collect pregnant women and then perform abortions outside the 12 mile maritime zone. Now they celebrate it. Shame.
Agreed
Ireland is some f’d up country.
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