Ireland – Anti-abortion posters fail to take account of life

Anti-abortion posters fail to take account of life
The signs risk oversimplifying the issues in the Eighth Amendment referendum

Mon, Apr 23, 2018
Chris Fitzpatrick

As I cycle to work foetuses look down at me from posters high up on the lampposts. They are as big as new-born babies. They tell me that their hearts are beating. They tell me that they can kick and yawn. They ask me to protect them. Their words are meant to hit you where it hurts most – in your heart.

The foetuses on the posters have no mothers. They are advanced for their age. They have grown-up thoughts. They choose their words carefully. They know how to get your attention. They know how to make you feel bad. I cycle on.

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