IRELAND; ALL FIFTEEN PRO-LIFE POLITICIANS WHO VOTED AGAINST LEGALIZING ABORTION IN THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND, IN 2O18, HAVE KEPT THEIR SEATS IN THE COUNTRY'S GENERAL ELECTION; ALLEGED NEWS. [1] In contrast, many of the country's pro-abortion members lost their seats; Alleged News. [1]
Re-election
Carol Nolan and Peader Toibin both resigned after initially being suspended for voting against legislation that saw the introduction of abortion, up to 12 weeks, to the Republic of Ireland: Alleged News. [1]
At the time of her resignation, TD Nolan said, "I do not want to have any hand, act or part in bringing about the end to the life of an unborn child, the most vulnerable in our society . . . Every life is precious and every child deserves the chance to live," Alleged News. [1]
During his resignation announcement, TD Toibin had said that he had been sidelined and blocked from fully representing his constituents over his pro-life views; Alleged News. [1]
TD's Nolan and Toibin have both been re-elected, Alleged News. [1]
Lost seats
Meanwhile, a number of pro-abortion TD's lost their seats; Alleged News. [1]
Those who lost seats:
Deputy Kate O'Connell
Former Minister for Social Protection Regina Doherty
Former Minister of State for Higher Education Mary Mitchell O'Connor lost her seat to pro-life TD Cormac Devlin
FF Lisa Chambers Fianna lost her seat in Mayo
FF Timmy Dooley lost in Clare
Socialist Party's Ruth Coppinger who is strongly opposed to help being offered outside abortion clinics and led an "abortion pill bus" around Ireland in 2015 and 2017, lost her Leinster house seat; Alleged News. [1]
Previous Irish leader
Previous Irish leader Leo Varadkar resigned after suffering a crushing defeat in a parliamentary vote; Alleged News. [2]
Ireland and UK
The results in Ireland mirror those seen in the UK, where Right To Life UK's analysis showed that, following the December 2019 election, the number of pro-life MP's has increased while the pro-abortion lobby has lost a large number of MP's: Alleged News. [1]
Re-elected TD's
The fifteen re-elected pro-life TD's are:
Mary Butler
Sean Canney
Michael Collins
Michael Fitzmaurice
Peter Fitzpatrick
Noel Grealish
Danny Healy-Rae
Michael Healy-Rae
Michael Lowry
Marc MacSharry
Mattie McGrath
John McGuinness
Carol Nolan
Eamon O'Cuiv
Peader Toibin; Alleged News [1]
[1] All pro-life politicians reelected in Ireland while high profile pro-abortion TD's lose their seats; Alleged News
[2] Irish premier Leo Varadkar RESIGNS after his anti-Brexit hardline and surge at Sinn Feinn cost him election - but will remain as 'caretaker' amid deadlocked coalition talks; Alleged News
With thanks to righttolife.org and dailymail.co.uk
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