The Pro Life Campaign said in a statement that justice has been served following the sentence handed down yesterday to the Donegal man who coerced a woman into taking abortion pills and confined her in a room to make sure the abortion occurred.
The perpetrator, who is in his 20s, was sentenced at Letterkenny Circuit Court to nine years in prison after earlier pleading guilty to the charges against him.
Commenting on the development, Pro Life Campaign spokesperson, Eilís Mulroy said: “While justice may have been served with today’s sentencing, it cannot undo the tragedy of the baby’s death or erase the suffering endured by the woman in this appalling case. Hopefully the prison sentence handed down will send a strong message that abusing a woman and forcing her into an abortion will carry serious consequences.”
On the wider implications of the case, Ms Mulroy said: “Regrettably, this is not an isolated case. It is one of several coercive abortion cases that have come before the courts in recent years. The Government needs to urgently establish a dedicated and fully independent taskforce to examine the
increasing incidence of coercive abortion in Ireland and to develop an effective response.
“The shift to telemedicine ‘at-home’ abortions during Covid-19 – a measure later made permanent by the Government – removed the safeguard of an in-person consultation with a doctor before abortion pills are dispensed. This makes it harder to identify cases where a woman may be under pressure or coercion.
The ease with which controlling partners can obtain abortion pills should raise serious red flags. Telemedicine abortion needs to be closely looked at and reassessed by any task force addressing coercive abortion. There should be no delays. The investigation must happen now.”
Absolutely agree. There are grave questions of injustice involved here: respect for the dignity of all human beings, relationship between the administration of justice and inalienable human rights. The emergence of barbaric practices such as ‘coerced abortion’ and ‘tele-prescription of abortion pills’ points to the increased oppression being visited on our people by some of our political, medical, educational and media elites.
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1.How did the father get the pills from the doctor without the doctor medically advising the mother?
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2 Was the doctor negligent and or acting illegally in giving the pills to a man in these circumstances?
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3.And note that the mother, when quoted,always refers to the Baby- not the Foetus- whereas the journalists refer to the Baby as the Foetus- not the Baby.
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4. The father was convicted and received a sentence of 9 years, while the possible sentence for the offence is 14 years..
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5. This is the first case taken under this legislative provision. .
6 At the time of enactment the pro- abortion lobby criticised the 14 year provision in that it was far too harsh- as you will note in a horrific case like this – a sentence of only 9 years was imposed.
It’s heartbreaking, for the precious life that was denied. At least it sends a message to others that this won’t be tolerated as anything less than willful taking of life by the court of law. I hope the government doesn’t interfere with this progress.
Points of note.-
.
1.How did the father get the pills from the doctor without the doctor medically advising the mother?
.
2 Was the doctor negligent and or acting illegally in giving the pills to a man in these circumstances?
.
3.And note that the mother, when quoted,always refers to the Baby- not the Foetus- whereas the journalists refer to the Baby as the Foetus- not the Baby.
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4. The father was convicted and received a sentence of 9 years, while the possible sentence for the offence is 14 years..
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5. This is the first case taken under this legislative provision. .
6 At the time of enactment the pro- abortion lobby criticised the 14 year provision in that it was far too harsh- as you will note in a horrific case like this – a sentence of only 9 years was imposed.
I felt very sad looking at the news bulletin yesterday re Letterkenny and the poor woman who was forced to abort her baby. Thankfully the judge in the law case showed great Humanity and gave the correct verdict.
Pray the Rosary for all our needs – God bless all your work, thankyou