Cora Sherlock, a barrister writing in the "Irish Independent", has challenged the claim by Gabrielle Malone, Irish spokesman for the Marie Stopes abortion business, that women have the universal right "to have the baby or terminate the pregnancy."
She points out that Malone implies that human beings derive their right to life (and the right to be called "a baby") only when they are deemed "wanted" by society. "It is deeply disappointing that someone who deals with women in vulnerable positions on a daily basis should hold such a questionable opinion on the value of human life," she writes.
"My frustration was compounded by her insistence that Irish women must be given the right to abortion and hence "control over their bodies". Ms Malone seems to be under the misapprehension that intelligent, modern women cannot understand the most recent scientific evidence that proves beyond any doubt that the unborn child is a separate human being with organs, brainwaves and individual fingerprints.
By all means, I welcome Ms Malone's participation in this debate, and I encourage her to extend her concern for our unborn "sisters" as well," Miss Sherlock continued.
"Their plight was highlighted in a recent issue of The Economist that found that over 100 million baby girls have disappeared through abortion, infanticide and neglect.
But I would remind her that in order to be constructive, debate must be honest and it must stick to scientific facts." Irish Independent. June 24.
Source: Family & Life
Date Published: July 12, 2010
