Northern Ireland's Justice Minister - David Ford caused
furor yesterday when he announced his intention to consult on changing the law
to allow abortion in some circumstances. In an initiative that corresponds
closely with what pro-abortionists are currently attempting to do in the South
of Ireland the new consultation Ford proposes is the killing of special-needs
babies who may die before or shortly after birth and unborn babies conceived
through rape or incest.
Abortion is still a criminal offence in Northern Ireland and
the law protects the lives of unborn babies. It is essential that the law
should be upheld and that David Ford does not succeed in changing it.
This is essentially about eugenics not women’s health and is
based on the idea that people with 'imperfections' are not worthy of life. It
stems from the eugenicist ideology popular during the Interwar period, which
was promoted by Marie Stopes and
Margaret Sanger and embraced by Hitler.
One has to feel sympathy for parents faced with such devastating
news that their baby will not survive but this is no excuse for terminating a
life. Every member of the human family is entitled to live as long as he or she
is capable of so-doing
Abortion is not the answer it simply kills babies and wounds
mothers.
Research shows that women who have abortions due to poor
fetal diagnosis have much more severe and long lasting mental health problems
afterward, but support services such as perinatal hospice can help to give a
more peaceful experience for the family.
The concept of perinatal hospice care has been around in the
US for some time and doctors and nurses see with their own eyes how parents who
choose to carry their child to term have a very peaceful experience and enjoy
the time they can spend with their child even when the child dies naturally at
birth due to a severe handicap. Instead of all the stress of an abortion,
parents have an opportunity to have loving contact with a child who may not
live long but who can be a blessing for the short time he or she may have to
live.
