Ruadhán Jones
Precious Life Director Bernadette Smyth The director of Precious Life called the leaders of the North Assembly “hypocrites” after the Minister for Health revealed that 1091 abortions took place in 2020 following the introduction of legal abortion on 31 March 2020.
Bernadette Smyth, Director of Precious Life, told The Irish Catholic that she is “angry” at the government’s ”hypocrisy” in a statement.
“Since March 2020 our government has been speaking about protecting and saving our most vulnerable, yet according to the latest figures 1,000 babies lives have been lost to abortion,” she said.
She continued, saying, ”at a time when necessary and life-saving care such as cancer treatments and screenings for breast cancer are being postponed to preserve hospital equipment, beds and staff, it is all the more outrageous that abortion has been made a priority for women In Northern Ireland”.
Ms Smyth said that Precious Life will continue to campaign to repeal Section 9 of ‘The Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2019’, which introduced abortion to Northern Ireland.