NIMAN wrote: » I'd like to think there won't be any whooping and cheering type celebrations when either result is announced. It's not a thing for that kind of celebration.
Royal Irish wrote: » I'd say its going to be very close. I've a feeling there is a lot of silent no voters.
rockingchair1 wrote: » I voted No. Not for religious reasons. As one of the "hard cases" I voted for my baby who lived for an hour after birth. That was her life and she deserved to live her life however short.
retro:electro wrote: » I also think there’s a lot of surface No voters who will end up voting Yes in private. The time of the divorce referendum, I was only a sprog. But my aunt was in an abusive marriage. She told everyone she was voting No, as she was too afraid to say she really wanted to vote Yes. She voted Yes and later found out a lot of her friends did the same. Rural Ireland has a funny way of baiting and guilting you into the status quo, but id bet beneath it all a lot of people have a few stories to tell themselves.
micks_address wrote: » I might be way off the mark but I've a feeling there will be a surprisingly strong yes result. 60 percent plus yes.
Overheal wrote: » One side would view their result as liberation; the other would view theirs as salvation. I could understand exuberance from either camp.
_Dara_ wrote: » My father is convinced it’ll be 60/40 yes/no. I don’t share his optimism!
Thesomersarms wrote: » I found today a lot more difficult than I thought, I voted yes in the end however I was thorn up to the end, my conscience ate at me all the way, deep down I really don’t like the idea of abortion I also definitely don’t like the catholic church or particularly the Iona institute they’re religious fanatics, It’s just purely my gut reaction to it doesn’t sit right with me and nothing to do with religion, However I made the decision purely because it is a woman’s own choice to make and because cases like the Savita Case cannot happen again. I’m sure it’ll be a landslide I personally won’t see it as something to celebrate rather something that had to be done to avoid cases like savita happening ever again.
Cakes and Ale wrote: » A reluctant yes. I don't agree with some aspects of the proposed legislation, think abortion is morally wrong (although not where there are health issues and rape), but at the same time the current status quo isn't really tenable any more.
murpho999 wrote: » Lollipop95 wrote: » I voted yes. I REALLY hope the yes side wins but I fear there are a lot of silent no voters who are afraid to voice their opinion as they are afraid of backlash. That fact should not be glossed over. It will be extremely close imo People feared the same with the SSM referendum and those fears were not realised.
Lollipop95 wrote: » I voted yes. I REALLY hope the yes side wins but I fear there are a lot of silent no voters who are afraid to voice their opinion as they are afraid of backlash. That fact should not be glossed over. It will be extremely close imo
paw patrol wrote: » I voted No. But oddly for the same reasons you voted yes. I'd like the 8th removed but I can';t get away from the proposed legislation. It's a bad choice on offer and I'm not going to accept it, no matter how much I'd like to accept parts of it. For me the current situation is better than the proposal.
Bannasidhe wrote: » Took my 85 year old father to vote this morning. He voted Yes for his great granddaughter who is too young to vote but biologically not too young to get pregnant. My sister - also Yes - took my 83 year old mother to vote - she's a solid Yes and has been against this amendment since '83. Myself, my partner, and my son voted about 7:30 this evening. Another 3 for Yes. I have never seen my local polling station so busy. There were cars double parking so people could get in to vote. They also had complaints about No posters being put up after they opened this morning less than 10 feet from the school walls. I saw one myself, wasn't there at 8 am - was there when I passed again at 3 pm. Gone by 4 pm.
Deedsie wrote: » You shouldn't feel in anyway bad. You didn't vote for abortions.. you voted to give people in awful situations more choices. Keep your head up. Repeal or retain you chose to do eight by Irish women.
EPAndlee wrote: » Anyone not bother to vote?
Shurimgreat wrote: » I was unable to respond to this at the time as the thread was closed immediately after. Suffice it to say its another huge lie from a Yes sider. I never ever said it was ok to have 10 year old rape victims. If you bothered to read my previous posts I continually said hard cases such as rape victims should have access to abortion. Sad that a lie got so many thanks but I guess that's "modern Ireland" for you. A lot of people have only a passing regard for the truth.
pone2012 wrote: » +1 Vote yes = unborn babies can be unnecessarily killed Vote no = genuine cases denied care and can possibly die Unnecessary harm no matter what way you vote... Neither sits right in my moral compass and there's a middle ground left unexplored because of a ridiculous government, that probably would have satisfied the majority of the electorate. I don't actually care what side wins., I'm just glad Im not playing a part in that unnecessary harm
