“Cowardly politicians offer problems but no solutions to abortion seekers, says Abortion Rights Campaign” Yesterday the majority of our elected officials chose to stand for nothing, rather than bri…
@SecondUniverse This is a classic right-wing Christian argument:
It was deployed aggressively during the campaign ahead of the 2018 referendum to #Repeal the 8th amendment to the Irish constitution.
In that case, the argument failed: spectacularly. The referendum result was the largest landslide in voting history in Ireland - to say Yes to rejecting the 8th , and allow access to abortion.
However, the price of freedom is eternal vigilance ", so we can't take that for granted.
The Hope and Courage Collective have today published their first annual "Ireland in Focus" report. It finds that, in Ireland, "public attitudes are becoming steadily more inclusive, but political narratives – particularly on migration – are increasingly shaped by far-right framing."
As always, people are way ahead of politicians: just like #Repeal, #MarRef and so many other so-called "divisive issues."
https://hopeandcourage.ie/ireland-in-focus-mind-the-gap/
#AntiFascism #Inclusion #MastoDaoine #HCC #HopeCourageCollective
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