Abortions won’t be reduced by legislation

IN his letter, Mairtín Ó Maolruaidh (Irish Examiner, June 25) seeks to characterise the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) as “pro-abortion”.

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This is based on old-style ‘abortion politics’ and recycles the outdated and inherently cynical argument that supporting the liberalisation of abortion law means you are per se in favour of abortion.

This discredited approach to dealing with crisis pregnancies has been rejected by the Irish people in successive referendums on abortion.

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Courts Your View Place: Ireland Place: 60 Amiens Street Dublin 1 Person: Mairtin Ó Maolruaidh Person: O Person: Maolruaidh Person: Niall Behan Person: Chief Executive Organisation: Irish Examiner Organisation: Irish Family Planning Association Organisation: IFPA Organisation: International Planned Parenthood federation Organisation: IPPF

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