Pro choice campaigners today have commended the members and supporters of Youth Defence for pushing Irish citizens who are on the fence on the abortion issue to vote in favour of new legislation.

The controversial legislation gives women the right to an abortion if their life is at risk. Even before the bill was proposed to the Dail, Youth Defence were already bombarding peoples’ homes with pictures of dead babies, and holding chanting rosaries on street corners.

“I was always very neutral of the issue”, said Ciara from Dundalk, “but after seeing an old woman franticly waving four foot crucifix while chanting the Lord’s Prayer at one of their demonstrations, I knew I had to vote in favour of this legislation”

The Catholic Church also gets their share of the credit, as it has not been more than half a year since the Magdalene Asylums and the child abuse scandals have been a hot topic issue, making their position void.

“The timing is absolutely perfect. Youth Defence have really driven away people from the pro-life side. They even managed to have the Neo-Nazi activist, Michael Quinn, show up at their annual march in Dublin.” says founder of Irish Women for Choice founder, Deirdre Kelly.

“We couldn’t have done more to help the cause. Even after the death of Savita Halappanavar, they were constantly stating that abortion is never needed to save a woman’s life, despite mounting evidence. ”

She also praised them for convincing Taoiseach Enda Kenny, a Catholic from Mayo, to vote for the legislation by picketing his house, and mailing plastic foetuses to him.

With the help of Conservative American politicians using pseudo-scientific terms like ‘legitimate rape’ funding their cause, and the demonstrations comprising of Catholic icons and old people, Youth Defence have helped bring this new piece of legislation into effect.

LGBT activists are hoping that they don’t put away their rosary beads and placards, since same-sex marriage should be up for discussion in the near future.