Mags Gargan
“Government has consistently misled public on the issue”
Marking a year since the passage of the Government’s abortion legislation this week, the Pro Life Campaign (PLC) held an awareness event outside the Dáil today, where they launched a new campaign to challenge what the PLC describes as the Government’s “consistently misleading” presentation of the new abortion law.
The Simple Truth campaign consists of five separate graphics covering different aspects of the new legislation which will be mainly promoted as part of a social media campaign.
PLC Deputy Chairperson, Cora Sherlock said: “The Government’s consistently misleading presentation of the abortion law has resulted in widespread public confusion over what the new law actually involves. The Simple Truth campaign is about challenging the Government’s spin to get the truth out about the kind of abortion regime that has been introduced.
Medical evidence
“The Taoiseach has stuck to the mantra that the legislation was necessary to save women’s lives. But the Government knows perfectly well that Ireland, without abortion, was one of the safest countries in the world for pregnant women. They also know that there is not a shred of medical evidence to support their decision to introduce abortion in the case of threatened suicide. The Simple Truth campaign is about drawing attention to the shameful way the Government has behaved on this life and death issue.”
One of the areas the PLC’s campaign focuses on is the Government’s refusal to accept an amendment to the abortion Bill ensuring pain relief be administered to an unborn baby during a late term abortion. Another issue addressed in the campaign is “distorted opinion polls” and the way they can “create a false impression of support for abortion by failing to make a distinction in the question between life-saving medical interventions and induced abortion”.
