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Abortions in Ireland Up 300% Since 2018 Referendum, by Patrick J. Passmore – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

Abortions in Ireland Up 300% Since 2018 Referendum, by Patrick J. Passmore

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Bishop Kevin Doran of Elphin, chairman of the Irish bishops’ Council for Life (far left), and Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh, primate of all Ireland (second from left), stand with young pro-life activists at the 2024 Ireland March for Life in Dublin on May 6, 2024. | Credit: Courtesy of Pro Life Campaign

By Patrick J. Passmore, CNA, July 17, 2025

Patrick J Passmore lives on the north coast of Ireland. He has worked with St Brigid Media on a range of projects as a consultant and writer.

Dublin, Ireland, Jul 17, 2025 / 06:00 am – One in 6 unborn children’s lives now end in abortion in the Republic of Ireland, according to the Irish Department of Health statistics, which reports 10,852 abortions in 2024 — the highest number on record since the law changed in 2019 following the 2018 referendum.

Pro Life Campaign spokesperson Eilís Mulroy speaking to CNA said: “That’s a truly horrifying figure, and it’s the opposite of what senior politicians promised the public would happen if they voted for repeal in 2018,” she added.

During the 2018 referendum, pro-life voices warned that abortion numbers would increase dramatically if access to abortion were widened. Mulroy pointed out that 10,852 abortions in 2024 represent a 280% increase from the 2,879 Irish abortions that happened in 2018, the year before the law changed. …

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Abortions in Ireland Up 300% Since 2018 Referendum, by Patrick J. Passmore

Daily Scripture Readings and Meditations: Take My Yoke upon You and Learn from Me

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By Patrick J. Passmore, CNA, July 17, 2025

Pro Life Campaign spokesperson Eilís Mulroy speaking to CNA said: “That’s a truly horrifying figure, and it’s the opposite of what senior politicians promised the public would happen if they voted for repeal in 2018,” she added.

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