frostyjacks wrote: » ...... but also healthy babies, if the mother deems them an inconvenience. Progress indeed.
Absolam wrote: » Supplying a drug which is not controlled isn't illegal... can you point to a UK law that prohibits supplying a drug not on the list of drugs controlled by the UK Misuse of Drugs Act, and show that it covers the supply of mifepristone and misoprostol? If it helps you at all, in Ireland a person can't (legally) supply Augmentin except under specified circumstances because it contains amoxicillin, a drug subject to prescription control under the Medicinal Products Prescription and Control of Supply Regulations. Obviously Irish laws don't apply in Spain
recedite wrote: » My point is that a drug can be available over the counter in one country, but be "prescription only" in a neighbouring country. Or not licensed at all. If you take the drug from one jurisdiction and start supplying it in the other one, subverting the intention of the local regulations, you are probably breaking some law. I'm not going to pretend that I know the exact NI law in this case. I expect that the prosecution will make that known soon enough.
Absolam wrote: » Call me cynical, but I doubt they'll re-offend. It's one thing to make a point and get some publicity for your cause knowing there's practically no chance of suffering for it, quite another to do it again facing the real possibility of up to ten years in jail. I suspect they'll figure they've done their part and it's up to others to keep up the momentum they've created.
Outside the Dáil earlier. Members and supporters of ROSA (Reproductive rights, against Oppression, Sexism and Austerity) hold a demonstration calling for the 8th amendment to be repealed.
Cabaal wrote: » and gay couples getting married will cause children to be raised by wolves and tornadoes to destroy the planet :rolleyes: The amount of nonsense you spout frosty is just beyond silly at this stage, totally baseless claims. You remind me of both the anti marriage equality and anti divorce ref people rolled together with the amount of poorly attempted fear-mongering you try create, I'm sure if you really tried you could also include muslims in your comments more, perhaps suggest that the muslims will be the one's doing the abortions?
frostyjacks wrote: » They will also show their kids how our morals have been completely eroded, our women can't keep their legs closed etc. and how their faith is superior to our Godless, liberal way of life. Just a theory.
frostyjacks wrote: » Well, since you bring it up, I imagine the Muslims would be happy to see the 8th repealed. They are outbreeding us, and if the 8th ever falls it'll be mostly native women availing of abortion, so the scales will tip even further in their favour. They will also show their kids how our morals have been completely eroded, our women can't keep their legs closed etc. and how their faith is superior to our Godless, liberal way of life. Just a theory.
robdonn wrote: » Bit of a racist theory.
volchitsa wrote: » Not to mention that if it had any value as an argument, it would be a lot more effective to go for an immediate ban on contraception! :rolleyes:
PopePalpatine wrote: » Sure birth rates drop as women get better access to education and the workforce, why not ban those too? Besides, they're too prone to emotion and are taking jobs away from stoic, logical men. :rolleyes:
The Randy Riverbeast wrote: » Don't give him any ideas.
robdonn wrote: » So you can blame the law all you want, but it's not the law's problem if Christians choose to avail of the service. So instead of telling everyone to ban abortions at all costs, why don't Christians just preach to their own people not to avail of the service?
robdonn wrote: » So instead of telling everyone to ban abortions at all costs, why don't Christians just preach to their own people not to avail of the service?
NO GOVERNMENT TENDER has been issued for a polling company the government says it will contract to source people for a promised Citizen’s Assembly. Taoiseach Enda Kenny told the Dáil that a polling company would decide the makeup of the assembly. The Fine Gael-led government committed to setting up a citizen’s assembly which would discuss the Eighth Amendment – among other issues – in the first six months of its term. But it has now emerged that the tendering process has not started for the job, despite this October deadline (being generous and only counting from when Enda Kenny was elected Taoiseach of the 32nd Dáil).
Further to yesterday’s post on Taoiseach Enda Kenny’s misleading comments about the 8th amendment in the Dáil, and the subsequent call from the group TFMR Ireland (Termination for Medical Reasons) for him to correct the Dáil record… Ellen Coyne, in The Times Ireland edition today, reports: Ruth Coppinger, the socialist TD for Dublin West, had tried to correct Mr Kenny after he made his comments in the Dail.“Nobody in 33 years has ever had a vote on the Eighth Amendment, and the taoiseach either doesn’t know that or deliberately gave the impression that they had,” Ms Coppinger said. “When people were given the opportunity in 1992 and 2002 to vote to make abortion even more restrictive, they rejected it. The taoiseach is completely incorrect, people do not want to keep the Eighth Amendment.”...The Department of the Taoiseach did not respond to requests for a comment.
Cabaal wrote: » http://www.broadsheet.ie/2016/06/03/no-response/ sigh He's just going to kick this can down the road for another government and generation to deal with, its pathetic and meanwhile women receive no proper care and support.
robdonn wrote: » I don't understand why he's kicking it down the road, it's not like he's going back for re-election. Everyone knows that he's retiring soon.
eviltwin wrote: » He's personally pro life but I think everyone knows that Ireland would vote to introduce abortion. I'd imagine for someone with his belief system he doesn't want that to be his legacy.
Absolam wrote: » Everyone except the ones who don't? Which would at least appear to include the politicians not crawling over each other to bring that vote about, thereby ensuring their own re-election....
Deleted User wrote: » The averages of averages problem rearing its head here.
volchitsa wrote: » Yes, I think that ties in with the way the POLDP act was emptied of much or all of its substance, specially as it didn't have much to be emptied of in the first place.