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Post by Alaisdir Ua Séaghdha on Jun 7, 2024 10:48:06 GMT
A bit late in the day, but this is the Pro-life Campaign's advise: prolifecampaign.ie/newsite/voter-guide-2024/I think a lot of candidates just don't want to talk about abortion. There are also parties and candidates who are fine from the pro-life point of view (at least in opposition to abortion or euthanasia) but there are other excellent reasons for not touching them with a barge pole.
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Post by Young Ireland on Jun 7, 2024 12:33:16 GMT
A bit late in the day, but this is the Pro-life Campaign's advise: prolifecampaign.ie/newsite/voter-guide-2024/I think a lot of candidates just don't want to talk about abortion. There are also parties and candidates who are fine from the pro-life point of view (at least in opposition to abortion or euthanasia) but there are other excellent reasons for not touching them with a barge pole. And here's the Life Institute's advice - given that both have gaps, it's probably best to use them in tandem when deciding how to vote: thelifeinstitute.net/campaigns/election-2024I know how you feel - I gave my first preference to Aontú on both counts, but after that it was a case of holding my nose and voting for the least worst option based on their position on the life issues (there were only two exceptions to this rule in Europe, both of whom were "pro-life" but who I put towards the bottom of the list as their views were too odious to put towards the top - and that after giving a lot of leeway on account of abortion and euthanasia).
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Post by hibernicus on Jun 11, 2024 21:55:10 GMT
I know, and the number of candidates is also confusing. Some older people complained to me that the advice should have been sent out in the post as well as online. I fill out ballot papers in full, and was dismayed to find afterwards that one or two candidates to whom I gave a low preference deserved an even lower one. Fortunately it didn't come into play. I suspect that many candidates see pro-lifers as being like the Japanese soldier on the island who didn't realise the war had been over for 30 years. They think they can just ignore the issue.
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