tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587249547533876646.post4236677525046786975..comments2023-10-02T00:31:52.473-07:00Comments on Green Despatches: A radical, feminist partyRed Pepperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10680008177354361739noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587249547533876646.post-84579628868716091262008-10-04T12:05:00.000-07:002008-10-04T12:05:00.000-07:00What we all need to do whatever our view on aborti...What we all need to do whatever our view on abortion is seek to reduce the amount of unwanted pregnancies occuring in the first place.<BR/><BR/>I accept that some women the decision will be medical and pregnant through rape and that like any other humane person would not expect a women to go through with a pregnancy in those situations.<BR/><BR/>Adoption does not seem to be a option these days and perhaps the Green party should look at that to see if it can become a a viable option for some women with unwanted pregnancies.Mystery Green Bloggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834509777349277517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587249547533876646.post-15138818784488540942008-09-15T04:10:00.000-07:002008-09-15T04:10:00.000-07:00Thanks for the replies everyone! It is always grea...Thanks for the replies everyone! <BR/><BR/>It is always great to hear everyones opinions on the matter. <BR/><BR/>Im am more leaning to pro-life but i am not a religious person in anyway so my conscience isnt to do with passages from the bible. <BR/><BR/>Anyho my main point was that this motion that was passed should be forwarded to the GPNI executive as it will effect us more than England and Wales Greens. <BR/><BR/>Also we have devolution in the north now so in my opinion the final say in the matter should be from the Assembly and not be imposed by westminster. The four main parties wrote to westminster mps against abortion being made legal in the north of ireland.Community Activism to the Heart of Local Politics - Representing a Progressive Alternative to the 'Business as Usual' approach of the SDLP, DUP, UUP and SF in Ballynahinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764793097576122751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587249547533876646.post-71219707451296695182008-09-15T04:09:00.000-07:002008-09-15T04:09:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Community Activism to the Heart of Local Politics - Representing a Progressive Alternative to the 'Business as Usual' approach of the SDLP, DUP, UUP and SF in Ballynahinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764793097576122751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587249547533876646.post-41410852793807832222008-09-10T10:43:00.000-07:002008-09-10T10:43:00.000-07:00Hi Jim, yes I was careful with the comma - it does...Hi Jim, yes I was careful with the comma - it does matter :-)<BR/><BR/>To progreen, I am aware of the Irish issues, and there is talk that abortion law will be devolved to Northern Ireland (although there is no talk of that happening with Scotland). But my argument (aside from all of the obvious arguments about women's access to abortion) is that what Westminster should bequeath to Northern Ireland at that point should be the UK norm - the "UK model". If NI politicians want to change from that it should have to require active effort on their part, not simply inaction.Natalie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14532656474135299433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587249547533876646.post-9057282727966257132008-09-09T10:19:00.000-07:002008-09-09T10:19:00.000-07:00Hi progreen,For clarification, our motion wasn't i...Hi progreen,<BR/><BR/>For clarification, our motion wasn't instructing the Irish Greens to think or do anything it's about Westminster politicians and what their attitude should be on abortion.<BR/><BR/>Obviously at the next general election we're likely to have MPs and they will be voting on these issues so it's important that the party they are accountable to has a clear policy on this - and GPEw is very firmly pro-choice and that will be how we expect our MPs to vote.Jim Jeppshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587249547533876646.post-22724846733203982022008-09-09T08:33:00.000-07:002008-09-09T08:33:00.000-07:00Im a Green Party member in Northern Ireland and if...Im a Green Party member in Northern Ireland and if I was at the conference (im also a member of E&W) I would have voted against the abortion act motion.<BR/><BR/>The Irish Green Party do not have a consensus on abortion because everytime it was raised at conference or convention it was literally 50/50 votes for and against.<BR/><BR/>So really because there is no consensus the NI Greens, as a regional party within the Irish Greens, could not support the motion imposed on Northern Ireland by the E&W party.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps this could be sent to the NI Green Party Executive?Community Activism to the Heart of Local Politics - Representing a Progressive Alternative to the 'Business as Usual' approach of the SDLP, DUP, UUP and SF in Ballynahinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01764793097576122751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587249547533876646.post-55943217583280644992008-09-09T06:27:00.000-07:002008-09-09T06:27:00.000-07:00Jim. Hmmm ... but where were you when you used th...Jim. Hmmm ... but where were you when you used the word "overseas" in the post above?<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/><BR/>Douglas Coker<BR/>Enfield Green partyDouglas Cokerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01076629408196971268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1587249547533876646.post-62558161212389074912008-09-08T13:45:00.000-07:002008-09-08T13:45:00.000-07:00Being flippant for a moment... having spent one wo...Being flippant for a moment... having spent one workshop arguing over where a hyphen should be for HALF AN HOUR I was very interested to notice where the comma came in "radical, feminist party" as it would make quite a bit of difference to the meaning!Jim Jeppshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17410387006098326671noreply@blogger.com