{"id":255644,"date":"2021-10-24T15:50:26","date_gmt":"2021-10-24T20:50:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=255644"},"modified":"2021-10-22T21:53:43","modified_gmt":"2021-10-23T02:53:43","slug":"ireland-campaign-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/ireland-campaign-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Ireland billboard campaign warns about dramatic increase in abortions"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A pro-life billboard campaign urging people to #RethinkAbortion is alerting the public in Ireland to startling statistics<\/a> on abortion in the three years since its legalization. Life Institute and Iona Institute, two Irish pro-life organizations, have placed billboards throughout the country to raise awareness as the country’s legislature undertakes a three year review of the 2018\u00a0law<\/a> that allows abortion for any reason up through 12 weeks gestation.<\/p>\n

The #RethinkAbortion campaign is specifically drawing attention to the broken promises made by abortion advocates, who claimed that abortion would remain rare in Ireland. The statistics from 2019 and 2020<\/a> prove that abortions are far from rare. According to the Life Institute<\/a>, the 6,666 abortions committed in 2019\u00a0were “more than double the number of abortions which had been carried out on 2,879 women who travelled to Britain for the procedure in 2018,” and “An unknown number of women, estimated by some at 1,000 or more, also took abortion pills in 2018.”<\/p>\n

READ: In the face of hostility, pro-life activists continue to protest legalized abortion in Ireland<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The occurrence of late-term abortions<\/a>, as well as the case of a baby boy tragically\u00a0aborted<\/a> after his parents were mistakenly told that he had Trisomy 18, all further belie claims abortion activists made while the law was being debated. Reportedly, abortion advocates are now pushing to\u00a0get rid of the three-day reflection period, which saved the lives of some 870 babies after their mothers changed their minds following their initial abortion consultations.<\/p>\n

One version of the billboard reads,”13,243 babies aborted in 2 years. They promised it would be ‘rare.'” Other billboards note that the number of babies aborted in 2019 and 2020 is greater than the population of whole Irish cities, like Santry, Arklow, Crumlin, and Shannon. The billboards are being run\u00a0in conjunction with door to door leafleting and social media messaging, and were complemented by an October 20th rally sponsored by the Life Institute.<\/p>\n

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We\u2019re thankful for the brave, committed and unwavering pro-life politicians who continue to be a voice for Ireland\u2019s preborn babies. <\/p>\n

THANK YOU Peadar T\u00f3ib\u00edn TD, Carol Nolan TD, Michael Collins TD and Sharon Keogan TD for speaking at the #RethinkAbortion<\/a> Rally#abortionreview<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/mFj6NttqQV<\/a><\/p>\n

— Life Institute (@lifeinstitute) October 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n