Feminists speak for a small vocal group

Sir — I certainly do not agree with Mary McGill’s criticism of Niamh Horan’s depiction of feminism (Letters, Sunday Independent, February 19) and take issue with Ms McGill’s claim that feminism is not focused on domination but “is a diverse, vibrant school of thought and activism”.

Try telling that to those who disagree with some feminism campaigns and are afforded no hearing whatsoever. Talk is cheap about choice, but there is no support for women who opt to stay at home and rear their own children, nor for those who oppose abortion because they value each and every life, no matter how short.

Women who choose either of these options are totally ignored by the National Women’s Council, which receives vast funding from the Government but is quite unrepresentative.

I have yet to see any criticism of gender imbalance in abortion where the abortion of girls is much greater than that of boys.

Why no mention of this? Because it might lead to any lessening of abortion, the deliberate killing of a baby in the womb?

Personally, I think it is most insulting to insinuate that most women want abortion legalised. It’s only a small but vocal group, with the backing of the media, that pushes that agenda and Ms McGill has the wrong handle on the media here. “The sustained backlash orchestrated in part by sections of the media,” she refers to, in fact are those who drive the abortion agenda.

Human rights should apply equally to women and men so every effort should be made to ensure that this is not driven by unjust agendas. Mary Stewart (Mrs),

Ardeskin, Donegal town