Ailbhe Smyth: Time to accept abortion is a reality

Women living in Ireland have abortions: it's just that they don't happen in Ireland

Pictured protesters in front of the spire on O'Connell street in Dublin this evening. Choice Ireland called a Demonstration protest Picture:Rollingnews

I read with interest last weekend’s call by Cora Sherlock to “debate abortion without evasion”. While Cora and I do not see eye to eye on many things, on this point we agree.

In order to have an open, honest conversation about abortion in Ireland, we must do two things. First, we must accept that abortion is a reality. Women living in Ireland have abortions: it is just that most of those abortions ...