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Post by Lobster on May 25, 2018 20:16:33 GMT
Ireland went to the polls today on the issue of whether to legalise abortion.
What would you vote? Is it something blokes should have a say on at all?
Myself, I would vote in favour of giving women the choice, but I don’t think abortions should be taken lightly or seen as the automatic choice for someone who finds themself pregnant but doesn’t want a child.
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Post by Frank Owen’s Paintbrush on May 26, 2018 4:58:51 GMT
Similar to you really, I'm pro-choice but if I had a choice myself it would be against abortion.
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Post by Lobster on May 26, 2018 16:29:22 GMT
Surprised to hear of such a high turnout - more than for the gay marriage vote a few years ago. Normally something men often feel uncomfortable expressing an opinion about either way.
Landslide ‘yes’ anyway, it seems.
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Post by Malcolm Tucker on May 26, 2018 17:38:37 GMT
Very glad that my fellow countrymen have voted yes but surprised it’s by a greater margin than the marriage equality referendum, but I guess the ‘no’ rhetoric of “please think of the children” every referendum has worn thin over the past 30 years.
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Post by Hannibal on May 26, 2018 18:09:17 GMT
No to abortion ~~~ not really happy with the result of this.
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Post by Lobster on May 31, 2018 17:03:25 GMT
An interesting thing about this from a British point of view is that there’s now heavy pressure for a referendum or change to the law in Northern Ireland, which goes against the wishes of the 10 DUP clowns currently propping up the Conservative government.
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