In a significant win for life-affirming values, Irish TDs voted 73-71 against reinstating a radical People Before Profit Bill that would decriminalize abortion up to birth, allow it on demand up to viability (around 24 weeks), scrap the three-day wait, and broaden late-term access for fetal conditions.
The legislation, which lapsed after the 2024 election, drew support from several government Ministers like Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Helen McEntee, and Jack Chambers, alongside Sinn Féin and other left-leaning parties, but was opposed by Aontú, Independent Ireland, and conservative TDs committed to protecting the unborn.
This narrow defeat highlights resistance to extremist policies that overstep the 2018 referendum’s promises amid soaring abortion numbers—nearly 11,000 in 2024 alone—and declining birth rates.
The Life Institute blasted the Ministers for aligning with “abortion extremists,” calling their stance a betrayal of public trust and a disregard for preborn humanity. Spokesperson Sandra Parda decried media bias toward liberalization, urging a return to moral safeguards. This vote underscores the perils of progressive overreach, emphasizing the need to uphold traditional family values against ideologies that prioritize convenience over life.
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