Abortion - Report of the Joint Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution

nozzferrahhtoo wrote: »

I think the concerns of the no voters should be heard because one thing that seemed to get lost often in the debates of recent months is that we ALL share a common ground. We ALL want less, ideally no, abortions to actually be happening.

So now they have so dramatically lost the Irish Hearts and Minds in terms of achieving that goal by directly banning the practice, they should stand up and join us pro choice yes campaigners and voters in getting behind every and all initiatives we can....... to build an environment where we minimise the quantity of unplanned pregnancies........... maximise the choices and opportunities for those women who find themselves having one so that abortion is not the only option that seems viable to them........... and get behind our scientists and universities as they produce people, knowledge and break throughs that gives us more and more options to offer women who find themselves with a pregnancy not going to plan.

And TOGETHER as one people, one society we can help work towards a society where as few women as possible ever have to make that choice, of if they have to make it they do so with a full range of other options in front of them too.

Let us forget the differences of the past few months and unite all of us towards a common goal we can all agree with. Using the full breath of heart, energy, dedication, finances and resources we saw both sides bring to bear in recent months.