THERES SOMETHING MISSING FROM ARGUMENTS SUPPORTING ABORTION

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Women facing crisis pregnancy and their unborn children are among the most vulnerable in our society. For the unborn child abortion is a matter of life and death, while for the mother it risks affecting the rest of her life negatively.

Theres something missing from arguments supporting abortion. They leave out of the picture the human relationships involved, the womans concern for her baby and her babys utter dependence on her.

NEW RESPECT FOR HUMAN LIFE

The best interests of women can be served only by an honest and dispassionate appraisal of the facts.

Rather than feeling pressured tointroduce abortion, Ireland needsto adopt an ethically coherentapproach where respect for theinherent dignity of each humanlife forms the basis of publicpolicy concerning crisispregnancy.

Breathtaking new 4D ultrasoundtechnology means thatnow, more than ever, thehumanity of the unborn childis unmistakable. This powerfulimagery is leading people tothink again.

A study published in the BritishJournal of Psychiatry, foundthat abortion increases the riskof mental health problems forwomen by 81%. It is the mostcomprehensive study of its kindto date.1

PROTECTING THE MOST VULNERABLE

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Abortion and mental health: quantitative synthesis and analysis of research, British Journal of Psychiatry (September 2011) 199:180-186; Priscilla K. Coleman The meta-analysis research is based on 22 published studies, 36 effects, and brings together data on 877,181 participants, 163,831 of whom experienced an abortion.

For more information visit www.womenhurt.ie

As a society we need to be more supportive of women in crisis pregnancy and help build a more welcoming environment for expectant mothers and their unborn children.

"I was told abortion would solve my problems, it only gave me new ones."

Lynn Coles

On the anniversary of my abortion, I used to cry myself to sleep.

Bernadette Goulding

Lynn and Bernadette are members of Women Hurt, a group of women who have experienced abortion and regret the decision.2

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