The HSE is continuing to side-step answering serious and legitimate questions about the treatment of babies who survive late-term abortions in Ireland.
In response to a recent series of clear and specific parliamentary questions from Independent Ireland TD Ken O’Flynn, the HSE acknowledged that some babies do survive abortion procedures. However, it declined to provide meaningful detail on the care afforded to these babies, or whether any life-preserving treatment is ever provided.
The HSE describes these cases as “rare”, but the official data tells a different story. Analysis of annual perinatal mortality reports indicate that over 100 babies have survived abortion procedures since the law changed in 2019.
While some of these babies were born at gestational ages too early to allow realistic prospects of long-term survival, the data also indicate that not all were. This raises unavoidable questions about the standard of care provided in such circumstances.
The HSE further states that factors influencing survival include “gestational age” and the “method of termination” – as though these were beyond its control. In reality, both are the result of deliberate actions – deciding to terminate a pregnancy at a stage where survival is unlikely, and selecting a particular abortion method, are intentional acts with foreseeable consequences.
It’s no wonder the HSE avoids giving straightforward answers. A full and forthright account would shatter the carefully maintained narrative surrounding so-called “abortion care”.
However, Ireland is a democracy. The public is entitled to clear answers on matters involving life and death. There is a collective responsibility to pursue the truth – a responsibility we can rely on pro-life TDs to continue to uphold – to restore a modicum of humanity to the treatment of these babies and to provide the public with the full truth of what is taking place in their name under Ireland’s abortion law. Whether they want to or not, the Government is going to have to come clean about everything that’s taking place.
Please can you tell me when a baby is born a live at 21 weeks and 6 days gestation . Should the hospital try and save baby’s life .
Also does the HSE provide any detail of the ‘special circumstances’ of babies aborted🙏 after 12 weeks that survive and also do not survive. There is data available of 85 babies that survived after 22 weeks. What was the ‘special circumstances’ that made this necessary??
Absolutely. You have attempted murder in the failed abortion but you have actual murder in not providing due care and allowing the death of a human being. What ever happened to “first do no harm”?
There were two occasions recently (not in Ireland) where men have murdered their pregnant girlfriends. They both got sentenced for double murders. Yet abortion is not considered murder by the law or the person carrying out the abortion! Make that make sense. Double standards.
Incredible to think that so many people in Ireland have very similar opinions to the Nazi regime during the Jewish Holocaust, we now have the “Silent Holocaust” fully supported by Irish women and men.
Soe one should accuse them of murdering babies who survive late term abortions
That should get a response
And the full consequences of such actions should be outlined under the law
Why aren’t HSE answering straight legit questions on babies born alive post abortion? Why the silence? Well asked Ken O Flynn TD. Other TDs who value human life, should be asking same. Why aren’t they?
Just when you think the depravity can’t get any worse. We treat animals far better than humans.
If a driver hits a dog on the road while driving the Animal protection welfare act requires them to get assistance or get assistance for the animal hit. Where is the Human protection welfare act to protect the unborn or babies who survive an abortion are we not Human Beings or even Being Human?.
A terrible indictment of the HSE and the Irish people who facilitate this. But the truth always comes out and triumphs in the end. That day can’t come soon enough.
Anyone who has ever held a new born baby, or an infant cannot but abhor, protest and reject such treatment. The HSE needs to be held to account in a public way. Thank God for public representatives who can bring this to the attention of government.
Thank God for our pro life TDs
We know now who we will vote for in all elections
They were always my first choice in past elections.
Please keep up your excellent work for the unborn