Senator O’Reilly raises issue of abortions in Cavan Hospital in the Seanad
On Tuesday, Senator Sarah O’Reilly of Aontú expressed her sadness and regret in the Seanad that Cavan General Hospital has begun carrying out abortions. It’s the last of Ireland’s 19 maternity hospitals to start doing so. Since 2019, the Department of Health has piled on the pressure, forcing each of the hospitals in turn to start carrying these horrifying life ending procedures - procedures that we know have nothing whatsoever to do with genuine healthcare.
Meanwhile, the Catholic bishops of Kilmore and Clogher (whose dioceses are in Cavan General Hospital catchment area) issued a statement on foot of the news that abortions have commenced in the local hospital, saying: “We are saddened by the availability of abortion services in our hospitals. Our hospitals were founded to care for the sick, save and improve our lives as well as to provide palliative care for those whose life is reaching its natural end.”
“We urge that the staff of our hospitals are assured of their freedom of conscience not to participate in the procurement of abortions. We stand with those staff, who refuse to be involved in abortion procedures and in this way promote and protect human life. We ask that the integrity of their stance not impact upon the progression of their career paths within the health services.”
Read the full statement from Bishop Martin Hayes of Kilmore, and Bishop Larry Duffy of Clogher here
