tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016139924552652113.post6681843564251627904..comments2012-12-02T17:10:45.759+00:00Comments on Feminist Events: Protest at the Irish EmbassyFEMINIST EVENTShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00203023213963806295noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016139924552652113.post-77504738483537559352012-11-14T20:37:56.413+00:002012-11-14T20:37:56.413+00:00Hi
Yes of course I agree largely with Kyle's i...Hi<br />Yes of course I agree largely with Kyle's input here, so enough of that. However, 'Knitter's' contribution is something else entirely. In a week in which we've seen the (English and English establishment) Savile stories of child abuse it's not really appropriate to be bringing up the old 'Irish Catholic' thing. Sexual abuse of young people is a world wide thing, outside of any particular culture. Look at your internet! <br />Conan Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11373865860829749789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016139924552652113.post-41483407276970987442012-11-14T19:48:51.325+00:002012-11-14T19:48:51.325+00:00@Conan:
Speaking only for myself, I have a very c...@Conan:<br /><br />Speaking only for myself, I have a very clear and precise desire that I hope will be facilitated by this protest, and I've taken pains to ensure that this is clear in the flyer I wrote up to help people understand the issue.<br /><br />What I want is for the Irish government to follow the ruling handed down in the X Case (and the instructions handed down by the European Court of Human Rights) and enact legislation that formalises the mechanisms under which medical professionals in Ireland are allowed to administer abortions in those cases where the life of the mother would be at risk through continuing the pregnancy.<br /><br />That is all. The question of wider access to abortion is a separate one, and one that I think does need further discussion, but I think we should sort out the long-standing embarrassment that is the failure of our government to act on the ruling in the X Case first and then figure out how to move forward.<br /><br />I should note, for the record, that I'm an Irish citizen, currently living abroad. One of the various reasons I would have serious reservations about moving back to Ireland in future is the retrograde stance that the country takes, in my opinion, regarding women's reproductive rights. I would also like to note that a number of polls in Ireland have found that there is a substantial majority support for access to medical emergency terminations (ie mother's life is at risk), so despite what Youth Defence like to claim, there is not a majority anti-abortion/anti-choice view amongst the Irish population.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170610281343664015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016139924552652113.post-38504153222481796462012-11-14T18:12:11.838+00:002012-11-14T18:12:11.838+00:00Hi conan. If you're sending your thoughts from...Hi conan. If you're sending your thoughts from Ireland are you aware that Catholic ethos - which apparently prevented medical intervention in Savita's pregnancy - seems also to allow the facilitation of the physical & sexual torture of thousands of children! <br /><br />Seems to me the 'right to life' movement is against those already alive!The Knitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06447618539832675360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016139924552652113.post-5460707617740812172012-11-14T17:50:25.667+00:002012-11-14T17:50:25.667+00:00There's constitutional provision but no legisl...There's constitutional provision but no legislation. No one organising events is promoting the deaths of others.Allan Cavanaghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12105145145918112510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016139924552652113.post-51299117693602132012-11-14T16:34:25.402+00:002012-11-14T16:34:25.402+00:00Hi
This outraged reaction is quite human and unde...Hi<br /><br />This outraged reaction is quite human and understandable, but one tragic death should not be used to promote the deaths of countless others. There is adequate constitutional provision in Ireland for abortion in such circumstances but the medical people involved got it wrong. Simple as that. Just a thought from Ireland.conan kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296935432365522741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016139924552652113.post-81935465846197683292012-11-14T15:54:24.625+00:002012-11-14T15:54:24.625+00:00Fab! That's really helpful! I'll be outsid...Fab! That's really helpful! I'll be outside the embassy from about 5.30 so see you later!FEMINIST EVENTShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203023213963806295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016139924552652113.post-82600376320297323022012-11-14T14:46:11.690+00:002012-11-14T14:46:11.690+00:00I'll be along and I'm going to do up some ...I'll be along and I'm going to do up some flyers with a bit of background info. Nothing fancy, but enough to inform people.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170610281343664015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016139924552652113.post-33982421835209302372012-11-14T12:37:47.885+00:002012-11-14T12:37:47.885+00:00Hello!
http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/29772172...Hello!<br /><br />http://www.facebook.com/#!/events/297721726995434/ is the facebook event page. Please come along, bring friends, bring loud voices so we can make a lot of noise!<br /><br />Thank you for all your support guys!FEMINIST EVENTShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00203023213963806295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016139924552652113.post-81187618965067256532012-11-14T12:32:13.528+00:002012-11-14T12:32:13.528+00:00Please get an event page up soon. There's lots...Please get an event page up soon. There's lots of people I want to invite, I'm definitely coming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016139924552652113.post-45933160183125239052012-11-14T12:28:12.301+00:002012-11-14T12:28:12.301+00:00I will be there. You should make a facebook event ...I will be there. You should make a facebook event to help spread the word.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067505192102663568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4016139924552652113.post-29188698127909134332012-11-14T11:37:59.492+00:002012-11-14T11:37:59.492+00:00Great idea, I will be there.Great idea, I will be there.Steve Nolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03732921139566221238noreply@blogger.com