Although our laws would lead us to believe that we are an abortion free country, in fact for some time now eugenic abortion (abortion of disabled people) has been covertly ongoing. Recently bold admissions from one Senior Midwife, Breedagh Hughes, in particular have exposed the fact that health professionals have been targeting unborn children with a disability (this could be anything from a hair lip, yes a HAIR LIP) and illegally aborting them if their parents are agreeable.
The Department for Health in Northern Ireland has admitted that around 70 abortions each year are carried out in the North and most of these have been for foetal abnormality. These statistcs presumably include children from the South of Ireland who have been referred to Northern hospitals. According to Dr Lamki of the Royal Hospital, when he addressed the Oirachteas committee on abortion in 2000, some unborn children from the south are aborted in his hospital.
Recently Midwife Hughes told the Observer that the Department of Health statistics were far less that the real amount of babies being aborted here for foetal abnormality . She is proud to announce in the English press that in fact the number is much higher. She also spoke on BBC Radio 4 with Audrey Simpson of the fpa(NI), where she stated that midwives in the north are more or less routinely committing illegal abortions on the disabled unborn. She tried to garner sympathy for herself and others by stating that they may have to stop this practice due to fear of prosecution. It was noticable however that the Irish Press and media were quiet about this astonishing announcement, presumably because the law here is backed by public opinion and there would be a strong view that criminals of Hughes type should be stopped.
Radio 4 introduced the programme on line as follows:
"Midwives in Northern Ireland are threatening to stop carrying out abortions because guidelines make them liable to criminal prosecution. Jane is joined by Breedagh Hughes of the Royal College of Midwives in Northern Ireland, Audrey Simpson of the Family Planning Association, and Democratic Unionist MP Jeffrey Donaldson."
To listen to this programme on line you can CLICK HERE.
or cut and paste this address:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/womanshour/02/2008_06_mon.shtml
This is especially interesting information if you live in Ireland and didn't know this news, which is a disgrace both on behalf of the BBC and the rest of the media, as it is us who are directly affected.
The Observer article which discusses the same issue can be seen if you CLICK HERE.
Abortion of unborn children because they are "abnormal" is reprehensible and, as it happens ILLEGAL. If you want to voice your opinion of the actions of Breedagh Hughes write to the Minister for Health in the North of Ireland to ask him what he is doing about this outrageous state of affairs.
Michael McGimpsey
Minister for Health, Social Services and Public Safety
Room C5.10
Castle Buildings
Stormont Estate
Belfast
BT4 3SQ
028 9052 0643
private.office@dhsspsni.gov.uk
If you do contact the Minister you could let Hidden Ireland know so we can keep a note of how many complaints have been made. We know that a lot of our readers are from outside Ireland, please do not hesitate take this action if you are concerned abot Irish affairs and resisting abortion.
See also my previous stories on this matter regarding admissions by Hughes that she commits illegal abortions and child destruction.
http://hiddenireland.wordpress.com/2008/02/15/the-scandal-of-eugenic-abortion-in-ireland/#comments
