IT WAS A week when the issue of abortion was back in the headlines.
Former Taoiseach Albert Reynolds passed away, and the Pope said it was (kinda) okay to use force against Islamic State.
All that, and more, it’s the week in quotes.
Neither should be seen as a news story or political cause. Both need care and compassion and I appeal to everyone to respect their privacy and anonymity.
Asked about a woman who was forced to undergo a Caesarean Section after being refused an abortion, Minister for Health Leo Varadkar said he did not want to comment on a case concerning a vulnerable young woman and child.
In these cases, where there is an unjust aggression, I can only say that it is licit to stop the unjust aggressor. I underscore the verb ‘stop.’ I’m not saying ‘bomb’ or ‘make war,’ just ‘stop.’ And the means that can be used to stop them must be evaluated.
Pope Francis somewhat endorsed the use of force to stop Islamic militants from attacking religious minorities in Iraq.
They’re supposed to protect the American citizens, but they’re fighting a war with unarmed citizens.
Ron Henry, who was protesting in Ferguson, criticised the police’s tactics.
In my culture it is a great shame to be pregnant if not married… I didn’t even know what [the medic] was saying to me. I said to her, ‘I could die because of this pregnancy. I am prepared to kill myself’.
The woman at the centre of the recent abortion controversy told her story to The Irish Times.
The only way these human rights violations can be stopped is by repealing the 8th amendment.
Labour’s Sinead Ahern, and many others, called for referendum to repeal the 8th Amendment.
We have never been prouder of our son Jim. He gave his life trying to expose the world to the suffering of the Syrian people.
The mother of American journalist James Foley (pictured), murdered by Islamic State jihadists, paid tribute to her son.
Every other European country can have a properly functioning health service, there’s no reason why we can’t. It’s something that the public deserve, it’s a matter of going in there and putting the patient first.
Former junior health minister Róisín Shortall said it was possible to bring the Department of Health under control.
So much of this achievement [of securing peace in Northern Ireland] has its roots in Albert’s courage, perseverance and his commitment to democratic politics. When the definitive history of this period is written, his name deserves to stand tall.
Bertie Ahern (right) praised his fellow former Taoiseach, Albert Reynolds, who passed away this week.
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