Heard that same expert and it certainly changes things for me. It would have been the main reason for my pro life stance but the facts are if there is a 12 week rule then using Down Syndrome as a reason not to bring in change is wrong.
The same guy made the point that we are just going to have to trust women… some lads on here wont like that, they want to control women, but the rest of us are mature enough to do so.
the time limit will only be a line in the sand. it will mean very little. because you will have women arriving to doctors at 20/25 weeks + saying they are suicidal and that they need an abortion, and they will get it.
Michael Healy Rae on Drive Time there. Saying the silent majority who won’t be giving it big licks protesting or on twitter could see this referendum beaten.
They are separate. One has to do with a medical opinion on whether or not abortion should be available in the state.
The other is an affidavit as to the effect a s9 review by HIQA would have on the public confidence in her Hospital. The Hospital are seeking the judicial review on those grounds. It’s a perfectly reasonable position and has absolutely nothing to do with abortion.
It would make her life an awful lot easier in running her hospital if she didn’t have as many patients as clearly there’s issues at the moment. Very very interesting development, calls into question quite a few things.