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To: Shark24
Ireland's electorate went from 65% pro-life to 65+% pro-death since 1985.

Somebody explain this to me. The pro-abort slogan was

"Trust Irish women."

Seriously, what does that even mean? "Trust" usually means "Trust to do the right thing." I trust they did their best. I trust you didn't take my wallet.

But here "Trust" means--- what? Trust they'll only get 'necessary' abortions? ("Save the mother's life' abortions were already legal.) "Trust they won't kill the good Irish babies, only the bad Irish babies?

Can we abolish traffic laws in Ireland, because we can "Trust the Irish"?

Can we abolish anti-rape laws in Ireland, because men should be able to do what they want with their own bodies? And they'll only rape women who need to be raped? "Trust the men"?

Evey law that exisst, exists because there are some people who will aggress against somebody else, or take advantage of somebody else, or act recklessly against somebody else, unless that 'somebody else' is protected by law.

This damned referendum will do what British oppression, Cromwell, war, genocide-level starvation and deportation could not do in 500 years: it will kill Ireland.

30 posted on 05/26/2018 4:47:48 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o
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To: Mrs. Don-o
Ireland's electorate went from 65% pro-life to 65+% pro-death since 1985. Somebody explain this to me.

Pro-life absolutism today is not a politically-winning position and even going forward from here, Ireland will continue to maintain many restrictions on abortion.

You can't say, "I am against all abortion for any reason" and expect to win in a modern democratic society.

32 posted on 05/26/2018 5:27:02 AM PDT by Drew68
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