Pat Ramsey of the SDLP has declared his party's position on abortion in the
most emotive manner possible, with all the usual desperate anti-abortion
rhetoric associated with those who have already lost the debate.
There is a very clear smell of the Republic in the SDLP trying to shout down
others who are pro-choice.
The Republic has, in many respects, the same problem as Northern Ireland —
women want to terminate unwanted pregnancies.
The SDLP constantly pretend to offer alternatives to voters, but on this
issue their position is extremely partisan and reflective of Fianna Fail's
position down south, which can't move without support from the Catholic
hierarchy.
The issue of family planning is a personal one, and some believe the state
should have no role to play in totalitarianising their decisions.
The SDLP have their minds made up on this issue and should not be considered
a party who reflect the wider community, and actually reflect a party with a
very narrow outlook who have clear fundamentalist lines.
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