Men’s Views are Not Heard in Abortion Cases

I think that because this a public opinion peace, I will hold back a little, but as little as possible. The research I have done shows that too many underage teenage girls are getting pregnant in Ireland, and flee to England under pressure from parents, or simply because they are not ready for a child. However, there is little public knowledge as to how many exactly. What is clear is that the Irish constitution is too heavily influenced, has been, and in this instance still is, by the Catholic Church. It is an open secret that the whole abuse scandals have been down to the church and ignored by the authorities until the present day. The church was responsible for divorce not being legal until the mid 1990s, and even homosexuality was not decriminalised until 1993. Many would argue that the church have completely indoctrinated our legislative system. In the past, and until recent years this was true. However, things have changed, although why the state took so long to realise it is not a sin to arrest a priest for rape, child abuse, assault, tax evasion, theft and God knows what else is far beyond me. However, despite what many women perhaps justifiably think, despite how we are scorned internationally for it, the Irish people decided on the abortion law, and the Irish people can only remove that law. This is because it will never be safely imposed as a bill. Yet why have we made this choice? It is not necessarily a bad choice, but who am I to say it is right?

I know my viewpoint on it all right. Unfortunately, for those who will disagree, I doubt that viewpoint will ever change. Now I am not some preacher. Yes I am Catholic, but equally I think our new Pope is a disgrace to what is becoming an increasingly ignorant, corrupt and immoral church. Yet we have young priests who were ordained in the last twenty years who have to and will have to cope with this mess. I don’t sit on some pedestal saying what is right and wrong. I just think it is important to say what you think, and I think that abortion is wrong. I understand that in certain circumstances I would look backward in my thinking, and maybe I am. Yet I would not disrespect another writers opinion on this, or anyone Else’s. I feel that I would have aired my views on this topic eventually. If Ireland has one thing going for it, it is that we don’t tolerate abortions in the norm. However, in certain circumstances it is a must. If the mother is dying and it is her or the baby-what then? If a serious incident leaves a woman raped-what then? The first incident would probably grant an abortion under our 1861 offences against the persons act-wherein unlawful abortion deems that some aren’t. The Supreme court-and hopefully the fathers case and circumstances would decide the underage issue. However, I have no idea how anyone could handle the obvious elephant in the room-the enforced pregnancy crisis. Cases have shown that women who abort may regret that decision forever-whilst those who don’t usually give up the baby for adoption and are scarred for life. I don’t think this stance is one anyone likes talking about. Even those against abortion would have to at least consider the dreaded choice here.