Of course, abortion was never really about saving mothers' lives, but now we know for sure that the pro-life position is medically supported.

Medical professionals say abortion 'not medically necessary'

A group of more than 140 international medical professionals has met in Dublin and concluded that abortion is never medically necessary to save the life of a mother. The Symposium focused on maternal health.

The group released the Dublin Declaration last weekend. It reads:

"As experienced practitioners and researchers in obstetrics and gynaecology, we affirm that direct abortion is not medically necessary to save the life of a woman.

“We uphold that there is a fundamental difference between abortion and necessary medical treatments that are carried out to save the life of the mother, even if such treatment results in the loss of life of her unborn child.

“We confirm that the prohibition of abortion does not affect, in any way, the availability of optimal care to pregnant women.”

The organiser of the Symposium, Dr Eoghan de Faoite, told the Irish Times that, although some of the medical professionals have opposed abortion in the past, it was not part of any pro-life campaign and that “All organisers were involved in their professional capacity and were not here to represent any pro-life position."