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By Fledermaus

12 July 2007

Inspired by ToniBowling's pro-life poem, although I try not to take a side here.
A few years ago a group of Dutch women set sail to Ireland to pick up pregnant women and carry out abortions. The Irish government declared them unwelcome and the activists left the pregnant women to solve their own problems.
Irrespective of whether one's in favour or against abortion, I think it's disgusting what they did: On the one hand because they tried to meddle into the internal affairs of another nation and on the other because of how they used those already vulnerable women (and their unborn babies) as pawns.

They think themselves brave rebels
Trying to spread liberty
Witches with their evil spells
Who do you want to set free?

You sail to green Ireland
You inspire there false hope
You imperialist band
How will those poor women cope?

Your paternalistic lies
You were right and they were wrong?
Do not care about the price
It's only for fame you long

Irish mothers in despair
They made a terrible choice
Something they cannot repair
Can they ever face their boys?

But for you it was a stunt
A little pro-choice campaign
Can anyone be so blunt?
How can you not feel their pain?

Don't mess with other nations
Let them follow their own ways
Where are your liberations
Or are they just games and plays?

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Written by Phil (6730 comments posted) 12th July 2007

People who act for a cause or belief, rather than a practicality, are often (not always) bigoted zealots. Interesting piece.

Phil

Written by Fledermaus (3306 comments posted) 12th July 2007

Thanks Phil.
Somehow I thought the whole idea of this boat was a gross insult at the Irish people. It is simply a colonial attitude, as if their 'Dutch' values were better than the 'Irish' values.
I supose the women they were about to 'help' had good reasons to do something that desperate, so with that 'stunt' these activists probably only caused them more pain.

Hi
Written by maipenrai (783 comments posted) 12th July 2007

another very interesting piece and again that Guy Phil as got in before me.

All too true
Written by Josie (2785 comments posted) 13th July 2007

I go along with what you have said 100 per cent Fledermaus. What right, indeed, did these Dutch women have to bring their beliefs to Ireland? On the other hand, many of the Irish Catholics did not believe in birth control, and this ruling by the Roman Catholic Church cannot be right. Families who had not enough money to feed the large families that they already had, were being instructed not to prevent pregnancies in the first place. That is what was wrong too. But why are there so many abortions when pregnancy can so easily be avoided? That's the question.

Written by Fledermaus (3306 comments posted) 14th July 2007

Thanks maipenrai and Josie.
maipenrai: Phil is quick

He reads everything that's posted I think :D

Josie: Interesting point. But since Ireland is a democracy, I think it's up to them to make their own choices. I have looked a few things up, and Ireland's law with respect to abortion is very strict indeed, but then, it must be the choice of the majority of their population.
I think the church applies a bit of a double standard. On the one hand they have the logical attitude that sex is (in most cases) a choice and that unborn babies are human beings. On the other hand I doubt if they are unhappy with a growing Catholic population, even if that means the majority is poor.

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