Question to Michael McNamara

I share the view that human life from conception to natural death is to be held sacred. It is a view shared by the vast majority of people in Ireland and throughout the European Union, I believe. However, I also acknowledge that this does not answer your original questions.

I do not believe that the unborn are well served by a rush to moral judgement and a failure to provide support in our State. Let us not forget the fate of unmarried mothers and their children in this State, as evidenced by the Ryan report, and that the societal attitudes which contributed to this still exist today. Only 25 years ago in this State, I was measured up and fitted with a surplice and sutan by lay women in a convent, oblivious to who they were and how they came to be there. Only years later I realised it was a ´Magdalene Laundry´. I am just old enough to recall the name of Anne Lovett.

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Do cheist á freagairt agam: For Declan Ganley human life from conception

to natural death is to be held sacred. I got this information originally
from an election leaflet that came to me in the post. I also checked with
Mr. Ganley´s office in Galway.
Go raibh maith agat as do fhreagra féin a chur chugam. I wish I could

say the same about the other candidates.

Le mórmheas,
Seán

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Question to:	Michael McNamara
Issue:	Social policy

28.05.2009 Question sent by Seán Ó	Do cheist á freagairt agam: For Declan Ganley human life from conception to natural death is to be held sacred. I got this information originally from an election leaflet that came to me in the post. I also checked with Mr. Ganley´s office in Galway. Go raibh maith agat as do fhreagra féin a chur chugam. I wish I could say the same about the other candidates. Le mórmheas, Seán

29.05.2009 Reply from Michael McNamara	Dear Mr. O , I share the view that human life from conception to natural death is to be held sacred. It is a view shared by the vast majority of people in Ireland and throughout the European Union, I believe. However, I also acknowledge that this does not answer your original questions. I do not believe that the unborn are well served by a rush to moral judgement and a failure to provide support in our State. Let us not forget the fate of unmarried mothers and their children in this State, as evidenced by the Ryan report, and that the societal attitudes which contributed to this still exist today. Only 25 years ago in this State, I was measured up and fitted with a surplice and sutan by lay women in a convent, oblivious to who they were and how they came to be there. Only years later I realised it was a ´Magdalene Laundry´. I am just old enough to recall the name of Anne Lovett. I am also grateful to be able to view this complex moral theological issue from a body, free from debilitating hereditary disease, whose natural death is not imminent. Best regards, Michael On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 3:13 PM, candidatewatch.ie wrote: > Dear Mr. McNamara, > > SeÃ¡n Ã? from Carraig Mhachaire Rois has as a user of > www.candidatewatch.ie regarding the issue "Social policy" a question for > you. > > In order to reply to this question, return this e-mail to us after > inserting your reply (just as though you were responding to a normal > e-mail). > --------------------------------- > > Do cheist Ã¡ freagairt agam: For Declan Ganley human life from conception > to natural death is to be held sacred. I got this information originally > from an election leaflet that came to me in the post. I also checked with > Mr. GanleyÂ´s office in Galway. > Go raibh maith agat as do fhreagra fÃ©in a chur chugam. I wish I could > say the same about the other candidates. > > Le mÃ³rmheas, > SeÃ¡n > > --------------------------------- > You can also follow this link to see the question: > www.candidatewatch.ie > > Regards, > www.candidatewatch.ie > (on behalf of SeÃ¡n Ã? ) > > By responding to this e-mail I agree to publication of my reply on > www.candidatewatch.ie . > In order to ensure compliance with the relevant legal requirements, your > IP address will be stored when you respond to this e-mail, but it will not > be published. > Dear Mr. Ó , I share the view that human life from conception to natural death is to be held sacred. It is a view shared by the vast majority of people in Ireland and throughout the European Union, I believe. However, I also acknowledge that this does not answer your original questions. I do not believe that the unborn are well served by a rush to moral judgement and a failure to provide support in our State. Let us not forget the fate of unmarried mothers and their children in this State, as evidenced by the Ryan report, and that the societal attitudes which contributed to this still exist today. Only 25 years ago in this State, I was measured up and fitted with a surplice and sutan by lay women in a convent, oblivious to who they were and how they came to be there. Only years later I realised it was a ´Magdalene Laundry´. I am just old enough to recall the name of Anne Lovett. I am also grateful to be able to view this complex moral theological issue from a body, free from debilitating hereditary disease, whose natural death is not imminent. Best regards, Michael On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 3:13 PM, candidatewatch.ie <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Mr. McNamara, Seán Ó from Carraig Mhachaire Rois has as a user of www.candidatewatch.ie regarding the issue "Social policy" a question for you. In order to reply to this question, return this e-mail to us after inserting your reply (just as though you were responding to a normal e-mail). --------------------------------- Do cheist á freagairt agam: For Declan Ganley human life from conception to natural death is to be held sacred. I got this information originally from an election leaflet that came to me in the post. I also checked with Mr. Ganley´s office in Galway. Go raibh maith agat as do fhreagra féin a chur chugam. I wish I could say the same about the other candidates. Le mórmheas, Seán --------------------------------- You can also follow this link to see the question: www.candidatewatch.ie Regards, www.candidatewatch.ie (on behalf of Seán Ó ) By responding to this e-mail I agree to publication of my reply on www.candidatewatch.ie . In order to ensure compliance with the relevant legal requirements, your IP address will be stored when you respond to this e-mail, but it will not be published.

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