MICHEÁL MARTIN’S PUSH FOR ABORTION ON DEMAND

The Fianna Fáil leader, Micheál Martin, is now seriously at odds with both the Parliamentary Party and the party membership in regard to abortion.

Before Christmas, the Fianna Fáíl Ard Fheis voted against abortion by an 80% majority, while most of the party’s TDs and Senators are opposed to repealing the constitutional right to life of preborn babies.

Micheál Martin ‘s speech last week in the Dáil calling for abortion on demand was a kick in the teeth for the majority of his party. Bobby Aylward and Mary Butler are amongst those who have pointed out that what he said does not represent the views of the majority of Fianna Fáil TDs or supporters. Reactions from Fianna Fáil voters in various media vox pops and texts to radio were largely critical of Martin, with many saying they would not vote for the party again as long as Martin was leader.

Martin claimed that he had changed his mind of this issue because he had read the evidence before the Oireachtas Committee. He is fooling no-one. The dogs in the street know how biased and rigged that Committee was, and the evidence came mostly from abortion supporters, and even from abortionists who kill babies for a living.

I believe that this supposed change of heart is, in fact, a deeply cynical political move.

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