Martina Anderson confessed that she once had an abortion in order not to jeopardize an Irish Republican Army bombing mission. (LifeSiteNews) — Former Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson confessed that she had an abortion in order not to jeopardize an Irish Republican Army (IRA) bombing mission. Ahead of the launch of her autobiography, Choosing the Struggle, Anderson told RTE One’s Miriam that she chose the “struggle” over the life of her unborn baby. “I do believe in the telling of the story that it will make some small contribution to stopping the moral and social shaming of women like me. Anderson was slammed on social media for the disclosure that she had her unborn baby killed so that she could kill others.