Come together, Right now… Over me

I did not want to write about this matter yesterday because I was emotionally charged. Let me tell you that a day has not made a difference.

Yesterday an ex parte application was brought before Hedigan J, aiming at inducing a woman into a cesarean section (Waterford Regional Hospitan v AD).

The thing that distinguishes a slave to a free man is the right of self-determination; the ability for one to make their own choices, for themselves. A slave can be a political slave, a social slave, a sexual slave… no matter what kind of a slave they are, they do not possess the right to exercise their free will – they do not own their body.