Life Is Beautiful

In the recent referendum, I voted to keep the 8th Amendment, which protected the lives of both mother and unborn child in pregnancy. (See my blog post before the vote here and after the vote here .) Speaking as a Catholic, I noted that many who profess to be Catholic seemed to have voted ‘Yes’ to repeal the 8th and allow for legislation to come in for abortion. Such a decision is incompatible with Catholic faith and I feel many who profess to be Catholic don’t really understand what it really means. I now feel there is a strengthening of the core of believers underway; even if such a strengthening means an actual reduction in size. I work in a kitchen. The image I got was of a sauce being reduced. As the fire burned under the pan, all the dilution was being evaporated away as the sauce itself became smaller in size, but also stronger and more potent, able to really be what it was supposed to be. Such a flavoursome ‘sauce’ may then attract and draw others with its authenticity, gro...

See the prequel to this post about the vote on the 8th Amendment of the Irish Constitution here . Ireland has voted to remove the 8th Amendment, which protected the lives of both the mother and unborn child in pregnancy. The planned legislation will allow abortion for any reason up to twelve weeks (Head 7 in link 1 below); for undefined risk to mental health of mother up to viability (around the sixth month) (Head 4 in same link); and up to birth if this risk is deemed immediate, as there is no gestational limit mentioned in this case (Head 5 in same link). Risk to mental health of mother accounts for around 97% of all abortions for residents of England and Wales, a figure of around 180000 in one year (Sec. 2.15 and 2.16 in link 2 below) That’s nearly 500 a day, or one abortion every three minutes or so, and that’s only England and Wales. This type of abortion regime is now set to be available in Ireland. That is the reality of this ‘Yes’ vote. I know some people probably voted bec...