Abortion censorship zones now in force across Ireland

By Free Republic | Created at 2024-10-30 20:28:21 | Updated at 2024-11-06 10:26:33 6 days ago

Abortion censorship zones now in force across Ireland
The Christian Institute UK ^ | 22 October 2024

Posted on 10/30/2024 12:51:00 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege

The Republic of Ireland has implemented censorship zones legislation banning prayer and offers of help to pregnant women outside abortion centres.

All locations where abortions take place, including GP surgeries, now have surrounding 100m zones criminalising anyone who hands out pro-life literature or speaks to anyone about abortion. This applies to houses and churches bordering public spaces, banning such activities from gardens, doorways or windows.

Under the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Act 2024, those who continue their conduct after being informed that it is prohibited may be fined or imprisoned up to six months.

‘Abortion is not safe’: In approving the Bill earlier this year, the Seanad rejected repeated attempts by Senator Mullen and Senator Keogan to introduce freedom of speech protections.

During the debate, Senator Mullen said: “It is quite clear that this legislation is unprecedented. It interferes with normal freedom of expression in a very surprising and unexpected way.”

He was critical of the way the legislation had been pushed through by the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly TD, saying: “He has praised his officials for working night and day on an agenda to deprive the basic freedom of witnessing the dignity of every human life born and unborn.

“There is nothing safe about safe access zones. There is nothing safe about what happens to the unborn child in an abortion situation.”

Thousands: According to the most recent figures, the number of abortions in Ireland reached a record high last year…Overall, abortions have rocketed by 250 per cent since the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 repealed the Republic’s pro-life laws five years ago.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Philosophy; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: abortion; censorship; ireland; prayer; prolife

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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Get some drones and just air drop them over the targets.

2 posted on 10/30/2024 12:53:02 PM PDT by Frank Drebin (And don't ever let me catch you guys in America!)

Western women killing the West one baby at a time.

3 posted on 10/30/2024 12:53:49 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist! )

To: CondoleezzaProtege

How sad that Ireland has gone to the Darkside. Abortion is the sacrament of Satan.

4 posted on 10/30/2024 12:53:52 PM PDT by Freee-dame ( )

To: Gene Eric

Hell will likely be filled with the souls of more women than men.

To: CondoleezzaProtege

People need to remember that taking away the rights of one group of persons based on their beliefs simply paves the way to take away the rights of everybody often for no reason at all,except that it can be done.

6 posted on 10/30/2024 1:08:52 PM PDT by lastchance (Cognovit Dominus qui sunt eius.)

To: Right Brother

A lot of women are pressured by men and get abortions on their behalf. Hence the false pretense of “reproductive freedom.”

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