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Vol. 23 No. 8

Thursday, 20th February, 1992

ABORTION.

Abortion is the ultimate exploitation of a woman and if the 14 year old alleged rape victim in Dublin went ahead with an an abortion, she would be compounding the assault on her.
That is the opinion of " M a r y " , one of three volunteers with W o m e n Hurt By Abortion, the Galway support group for women w h o have ter minated their pregnancies. She was commenting on the controversial case of the Dublin schoolgirl w h o was banned earlier this week by the State from seeking an abortion abroad. " A b o r t i o n is an act of violence against a woman. If this girl were to have an abortion, it would only compound the assault of rape. " I t is difficult enough to recover from the trauma of rape, but a rape and an abortion would be an ex treme a s s a u l t . " "Abortion is destructive and particularly so for a girl in her formative years, insists M a r y . " T h e situation is a mat ter of life and death. It is a matter of death for the baby if the abortion goes ahead. " A lot of people are very agitated about the case.

The new Minister for Education SEAMUS BRENNAN enjoyed visiting his old school "The Bish" (see report page 10) last Monday. He also found time to call on his first teacher the legendary Bean Ui Dhuigneain who is now retired and living at Fr. Griffin Road. Bean Ui Dhuigneain found his photograph in Kitty O 'Riordan's ' 'Bhi Me i Scoil Fhursa',' the renowned Irish national school at Nile Lodge. The Minister thoroughly enjoyed his visit. Especially when Bean Ui Dhuigneain reminded him that on his first day at school he was so nervous that she let him ring the school bell for courage.

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The primary concern in the case of the alleged rape victim should be the welfare of the teenager who has BABY HAS RIGHTS become pregnant as a result of rape, says Galway Rape " T h e g i r l ' s problem Crisis Centre in a press would not be solved by kill statement. "State intervention in this ing her child. Two wrongs case ignores a basic human never make a right." "Mary" says her right and fails to protect an organisation which was set increasing n u m b e r of up in 1987, has helped women who have been teenagers who have had raped or sexually abused. " A n important part of our abortions. " M a n y had abortions work is encouraging women forced on them by parents. to take control of their lives, They thought they were do and no Government should intervene o r compel a ing the best for them. "But while many feel in woman to make a moral itial relief at not being preg decision based on an act of nant anymore, some suffer extreme violence." Of the 39 cases of rape from guilt and sadness later. " W o m e n often turn to reported to Galway Rape drink and drugs to blot out Crisis Centre last year, 5 resulted in pregnancy. the pain."

many a r e well motivated, they are misguid ed and misinformed about abortion. They are talking about the girl's rights but her baby has rights too.

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