Abbott on suicide mothers - won't "capitulate to moral blackmail"

Where the hell is the UN when you need them? This is utterly appalling. The gov treats these people like dirt for their own politics driving them into complete despair. Breaking them to a point beyond what we can imagine in our homes here. To the point that a group of women have tried to kill themselves in the hope that their orphaned children will be settle and find a new life in Australia. It's almost too horrible to think about:

A dozen mothers have reportedly tried to kill themselves on Christmas Island after deciding their children would have more chance of making it to Australia without them. 

Fairfax Media has spoken with three independent sources who have confirmed the women tried to end their lives, saying their children would be better off in life if they were dead. 

"Their thinking is that if the babies have been born in Australia, they cannot be sent anywhere else, including Manus Island or Nauru," the president of the Christmas Island Shire Council, Gordon Thompson, said. Read more

So what is Abbott's reaction to this act of complete despair at his gov's hands? Compassion? The man doesn't understand the word.

No, he warns that his gov won't "capitulate to moral blackmail", refering to the attempted suicide of the women. What a vile pig: