Abortion is legal, but chasing a hare is not

LIKE many opponents of abortion, I would have reservations about showing graphic video images to unsuspecting women (Irish Examiner February 23).

It is also fair to say, however, that women considering abortion are unlikely to be shown the consequences of their choice by those who carry out or justify such procedures.

Since it has now reached the point in Britain where women can have the lives of their unborn terminated with impunity, while using their dogs to threaten a hare or fox may land them in court, it shouldn’t be long before a reversal of the relative levels of protection afforded to the unborn and the wild animal takes place here.

If this comes about, it may well be due to those who have used photographic images to highlight the cruel side of country sports.

In the meantime, those who use such means to highlight the plight of the unborn will continue to be treated as part of a ‘lunatic fringe’.

Rory O’Donovan

111 Sundays Well Road

Cork