the Oireachtas Committee on abortion is turning more and more into a pantomime, claims Pro Life Campaign

The Pro Life Campaign has said the Oireachtas Committee on abortion is turning more and more into a pantomime. They were responding to tonight’s vote in which the committee voted not to retain the 8^th Amendment in full, second guessing the public hearings they had scheduled for the next two months.

Commenting on tonight’s vote, Dr Ruth Cullen of the Pro Life Campaign said: “The committee have issued the verdict before the evidence was even heard. From the very start this process has been a complete travesty.

“The committee has lined up more than 25 abortion advocates to present but have only invited 3 pro-life speakers. This signifies the committee’s total contempt for democracy and the protection of human life. Clearly the committee thinks tonight’svote was another smart political stroke – voting before even hearing the evidence of the witnesses they have invited to present at taxpayers’ expense.”

Dr Cullen concluded: “When the extent of this charade sinks in with the public the workings of this committee will turn out to be a gift to the pro-life cause. In the meantime, we will continue to bring the message to the wider public that abortion is always an injustice to women and unborn babies.”