Ireland will double the amount of development aid funding that it gives to the world’s largest provider of abortion [1], known in particular for pushing abortion on developing countries.
Such work was often condemned by the late Pope Francis [1] as “ideological colonialism”.
In the Dáil last Tuesday, Neale Richmond, Minister of State for International Development [2], was advocating for the removal of the three day wait before abortion when he revealed that he had addressed an International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF) meeting in Dublin the night before, calling it a “distinct honour”.
He also said he was “delighted” to announce that he had signed off on a doubling of funding for the group.
This comes on top of over fifty million euros given to the pro-abortion, UN Population Fund (UNFPA) [3] over a five-year period.
In response, the Pro-Life Campaign said it was “shocking” that so much was spent on abortion while the Government “doesn’t donate a cent to funding positive alternatives”.
“In one breath, he proudly celebrated a major increase in funding for one of the world’s leading pro-abortion organisations; in the next, he supported the dismantling of the life-saving three-day reflection period”.