Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail)

It is very liberal for anybody to suggest that. Whether I agree with the structure of the billboards or not, I defend the right to have them. It is interesting that those who oppose it will be on the other side of the argument.

I listened to the debate and Senator Ó Murchú rightly mentioned forced abortion. Many people in the House have paid tribute to Chen Guangcheng for his strong position on the matter that led to his incarceration in China and subsequent high profile release.

With regard to the issue of pro-choice or pro-abortion, people on the pro-choice, pro-abortion side will be aware of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. It has been detected recently in Texas, and perhaps in a couple of other states, that people who classify themselves under the umbrella of pro-choice have encouraged young pregnant girls to have an abortion because the young girls already had daughters but now wanted sons. Effectively, we are promoting gendercide. I do not know where anybody stands on the subject. I was appalled by the images of the Holocaust where dead emaciated bodies were scattered around, and I am sure everybody in this House was revolted by them. I have also seen images of abortions with dead babies, their arms and legs torn apart and left to die in buckets and all sorts of boxes.