DUBLIN, September 22, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Ireland’s Crisis Pregnancy Agency, an organization that pushes abortifacient contraception, has released the results of a survey claiming that 90% of the country under age 45 support abortion. The telephone survey alleges 51% support abortion on demand and another 39% support abortion in certain circumstances.
Responding to the survey, Mr John Smyth of the Pro-Life Campaign said, “The latest CPA survey is sloppy and misleading and its findings run contrary to most other recent surveys on attitudes to abortion in Ireland. Were it accurate, it would mean Irish attitudes to abortion were much more permissive than countries like Britain and the US where abortion is widely available. This is simply not the case.” Smyth pointed to the way the survey framed its questions suggesting bias. “For example the question dealing with abortion ‘where the pregnancy seriously endangered the woman’s health’ does not qualify whether or not it refers to current medical practice in Ireland involving interventions in pregnancy to save the life of the mother, where every attempt is also made to preserve the life of the unborn,” said Smyth. “There is a huge distinction between such ethical procedures and induced abortion, which directly targets the life of the unborn.” Concluding, Smyth said, “One of the stated objectives of the Crisis Pregnancy Agency is to help reduce the incidence of abortion. However, there is growing unease within pro-life circles that the CPA is spending too much time producing ideologically motivated surveys instead of introducing targeted policies to help further reduce our abortion rate.” See coverage from the Belfast Telegraph: https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/story.jsp?story=564078 jhw