Right of unborn equals those at any other stage

Louise O’Neill says because of Ireland’s “archaic laws” the life of the unborn child “is treated” as equal to the mother’s (‘I think I would be a good mother; I just don’t want to be one,’ May 7).

She may wish to consult the relevant section of our Constitution — which was amended in 1983 and so is hardly archaic — which says that the State both acknowledges the right to life of the unborn and the equal right to life of the mother.

The word here is “acknowledges”.