Eugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

As is the case for many others, this is not the easiest issue for me to address. However, I am proud to stand here and say my few words in favour of the pro-life position while acknowledging that there are difficulties. I have met pro-choice and pro-life people. However, this evening I checked with my constituency office and was told I had received in excess of 400 emails from within the constituency and that 3:1 were pro-life. When we say that to people who may not agree with our side of the argument, sometimes they say that these people do not understand. I would say that many of those people have a better understanding of the situation than others. Another point that has not been mentioned much in this House or the media is the number of young parents who have strong pro-life views.

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