IR Blogpost 1c: Abortion Ban in Ireland msnbc.com

In recent Irish legislation, any sort of abortion was banned. With this, women are now unable to terminate a pregnancy even if their own health was at risk. Many believe this is an absolute violation of women's rights. But what I wonder is how something like this could pass? Are there that many people in Ireland opposed to abortion? I think its rediculous. A woman ought to have the right to choose and this strips her of her right. http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2010/04/19/ground-access-abortion-ireland