DUBLIN, December 4, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – An Irish woman who had an abortion 13 years ago has created a video that has gone viral in which she slams an Irish politician for labeling abortion regret as a “makey-uppy thing.”
Patricia Gaughran, mother of three living children, turned to Facebook last Friday to record her disgust with Irish TD (member of the Irish Parliament, or Dáil) Lisa Chambers for claiming women do not regret abortion.
On Thursday, November 29, pro-life TDs Carol Nolan and Peadar Tóibín pleaded for an amendment to the proposed new law that would ensure abortion-minded mothers have access to ultrasounds. “We represent citizens who have told us they have experienced abortion regret,” said Tóibín.
“Abortion regret is a makey-uppy thing, and it does not exist,” retorted Chambers.
“The ultrasound is useful for establishing the gestational age of the unborn child, which is necessary, and the woman will be asked whether she wants to see it,” Tóibín argued. “It is included in the amendment because abortion regret is a significant issue.”
“No, it is not,” chimed in pro-abortion TD Kate O’Connell. “It is nothing.”
Filming from inside her car so that her surviving children wouldn’t hear her,
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