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On December 20th, Irish President Michael Higgins has signed a law making abortion<\/a> legal in Ireland up to 12 weeks without restrictions. Minister for Health Simon Harris placed a rush on the country to prepare for abortions to be committed January 1st. A three-day waiting period<\/a> was written into the law, as was a plan to review the law in three years. No conscience protections and no restrictions on abortions for reasons of sex or disability (or anything else) survived the legislative chamber.<\/p>\n

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Having considered the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018, the President has signed the Bill and it has accordingly become law.<\/p>\n

\u2014 President of Ireland (@PresidentIRL) December 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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One year to the day since the Oireachtas Committee reported, President Higgins has signed the Termination of Pregnancy Bill into law. Historic day. https:\/\/t.co\/I3IlmrjCKw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Simon Harris TD (@SimonHarrisTD) December 20, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In response to the news, former Planned Parenthood<\/a> president Cecile Richards tweeted an article about the \u201csheer joy\u201d of taxpayer-funded abortions now available in Ireland.<\/p>\n

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The right to abortion should not depend upon your income. Thank you women of Ireland! \u2618\ufe0f ‘Sheer Joy’: Ireland Will Have Free Abortion Care on January 1 – https:\/\/t.co\/zbDewXpOXT<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/1pePhnc07M<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Cecile Richards (@CecileRichards) December 19, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Earlier this year, Richards greeted news of the repeal of the constitutional rights of the unborn in a similar manner:<\/p>\n

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Thrilling news from #Ireland<\/a>! This is a victory that shows overwhelming public support for the ability of pregnant people to make their own health decisions. #Repealthe8th<\/a> https:\/\/t.co\/IegESQZXpw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Cecile Richards (@CecileRichards) May 25, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Richards\u2019 rhetoric represents a stunning disconnect with the grave reality of abortion. Planned Parenthood’s own studies<\/a>\u00a0indicate one in three women are coerced into abortion, usually by the males in their lives. A 2016 Guttmacher Institute report<\/a> indicates that most women who seek abortions cite financial hardship and excessive existing obligations as the primary reason behind their decisions — hardly something to be “thrilled” about.<\/p>\n

READ: WATCH: People of Ireland shocked by details of new abortion bill<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Ireland Family Planning Association has confirmed<\/a> it will begin providing ‘free’ (government funded) abortions starting January 7, 2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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