"I would be so happy to see contraception advice and abortion become freely available in Third World countries"
I agree entirely, but it's not as easy as that Sen, certainly not in Ireland
Although the church now accepts (reluctantly) the use of contraception, you have to now overcome the mindset that dates back centuries that has made it an evil sin
This is especially true of non-literate Travellers who have sometimes up to fifteen or sixteen children and still regard what they have been taught as gospel
Changing that is not going to happen in our lifetime - in the meantime the consequences of people having children thaey simply cannot afford will continue
Jim