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Just seen on the news there that Holles Street are far from happy over the leak, it also said the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill hasn't come into affect yet.

 

[ann post]

meanwhile

http://www.lifenews.com/2013/08/23/...st-legal-abortion-under-new-pro-abortion-law/

the first section is a repeat of the article. the second section is.. well i haven't gone to much length to check it against previous pro-life statements, but it seems to identify a term where they consider abortion not to be abortion.

 

[ann post]

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill hasn't come into affect yet.

i thought michael d made point of signing it into law pretty much straight away.
http://www.thejournal.ie/president-...ring-pregnancy-bill-into-law-1014930-Jul2013/

 

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i thought michael d made point of signing it into law pretty much straight away.
http://www.thejournal.ie/president-...ring-pregnancy-bill-into-law-1014930-Jul2013/

It can be signed into law but not come into affect for a period of time after but I'm no expert on law so I'll stick with quoting RTE apparently quoting the Department of Health and the Irish Times adding a correction to the article since it's publication.

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/first-abortion-carried-out-under-new-legislation-1.1502946

I'd also point to page 7 of the following pdf which states that "This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or provisions."

http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/pdf/2013/en.act.2013.0035.pdf

 

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PS. Do your own research.

 

[ann post]

PS. Do your own research.

no.

but for handiness in the future.

[url]http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/isbc/commence.html[/URL]

 

[IFF]

from the back page of the irish times business supplement yesterday

The organisation appears to have run a deficit of about €185,000 over the course of the year when it would have been lobbying intensely against the legislation. The impact of the great national abortion debate last year on the coffers of the Life Institute is revealed in its latest set of financial statements which became available in the Companies Registration Office this week.
Pro Life Institute, the company behind the lobby group run by veteran anti-abortion campaigner Niamh Uí Bhriain, practically emptied its bank account over the course of the year to the end of last August, which was just weeks after the passing of the X case legislation.
Its cash balance shrank to just €304 from about €177,000 a year earlier.

full article - Pro life group empties coffers - Sectors | The Irish Times - Fri, Mar 28, 2014

 

[nooleen]

glossy full-colour foetus pictures don't come cheap

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

Anyone up for a benefit gig?

 

[rettucs]

fuck yeah. maybe one of the gareth brooks gigs can double as one

 

[rettucs]

Clare Daly's bill was defeated just now.

But she ruffled a fair few feathers there. Good on her.

 

[Unicron]

Clare Daly's bill was defeated just now.

But she ruffled a fair few feathers there. Good on her.

Anyone bar that one labour person who said they would ignore the whip?

 

[rettucs]

3 Fianna Failers went against the party line. Haven't heard if they've been expelled or not.

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

Miriam Lord: Enda says it’s all down to the Constitution

Also, FF passing notes to Clare.

 

[Unicron]

SF voted against?

 

[therealjohnny]

They abstained

 

[Unicron]

hmmm

 

[7 - No tomorrow]

They abstained

So brave.

 

[Unicron]

So brave.

My perception is that as in the North they're more strongly identified as a Catholic party they don't necessarily want to be seen as opposing Catholic values (not just them, SDLP recently explicitly stated they were a pro-life party.) Although, pro-life groups say Doherty signed a pro-life pledge prior to the last election too.

 

[Lili Marlene]

their own news:

Thousands of Pro-Lifers Protest Against Pro-Abortion Media Bias in Ireland | LifeNews.com

and rte:

1,500 protest media bias on abortion - RTÉ News

a great bunch of lads?

@ann post would I be right in saying that there is no legal obligation to show "both sides" when talking about the issue because there is currently no referendum to change the law coming up?