Repealingamendment is a vote for ‘choice’

A THOUGHT on repeal of the Eighth Amendment.

There is a woman sitting next to you right now, imagine her. She is your workmate, or your sister, or your friend, or the woman who sells you eggs.

She has become pregnant and she doesn’t want to be pregnant anymore; she can’t afford it, she can’t face it, she is not well in herself, she just cannot do it, she has children that she can barely afford, she cannot cope, she can’t do it. She’s telling you she can’t, to your face.

Would you, personally, force her to carry that pregnancy to term against her will? Would you follow her and make sure she stays pregnant when she’s crying, shaking or breaking down?

She is telling you that she will not survive it, that she cannot do it. Will you force her to stay pregnant, the woman sitting next to you?

If the answer is no, or close to no, that you couldn’t force someone to do something that would endanger their own health then please vote ‘Yes’. Please trust women to make choices for their own bodies.

Let’s stand on the right side of history and return some respect to the women of Ireland who have had so much taken away from them.

Repealing the Eighth Amendment is not a vote for abortion; it is just a vote for choice. For your choice and for mine and for the woman next to you.

KAREN COGAN London