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50,000 join Dublin march in protest at abortion law
MORE than 50,000 pro-life supporters marched on Leinster House yesterday in the first public protest since the expulsion of four Fine Gael TDs who failed to support the Government's abortion legislation.
The "All-Ireland Rally for Life" was addressed by several speakers including the founder of the Libertas movement, Declan Ganley, and Niamh Ui Bhriain of the Life Institute as well as representatives of Youth Defence.
Mr Ganley called on the Government to put the issue of abortion to the people in a referendum, and reminded Taoiseach Enda Kenny that every conscience matters.
He said the Fine Gael leader had made a grave error in breaking his promise.
"This Taoiseach has lost his way in the most fundamental way," he said.
"He has broken a promise about something more than money or power – he has broken his promise on human life itself."
The four Fine Gael deputies who have been expelled, and junior minister Lucinda Creighton, were cheered as Mr Ganley thanked them for "keeping their promise to the Irish people".
He said the Fine Gael rebels and those from other parties deserved the thanks of all those opposed abortion.
"We thank Colm Keaveney, who put his principles ahead of his career in politics," he said.
"We thank Billy Timmins, an officer and a gentleman patriot, who walked away from a career in Fine Gael to stand on the side of those who needed him.
"We thank Lucinda Creighton, who has stood firmly and with outstanding courage for her most deeply held convictions, and we thank Brian Walsh and Peter Matthews and Terence Flanagan who stood up when all the voices around them were screaming sit down and stay quiet."
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