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Family’s “unimaginable pain and grief” over murder of Natalie McNally and her unborn baby

Last week, on June 3rd, Stephen McCullagh was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Natalie McNally in December 2022. Natalie was 15 weeks pregnant with a baby boy when her life was taken - and the life of her unborn child was also recognised as being precious and important.

Abortion: Ireland, Life Institute

We remember 60,000 babies aborted on the 8th anniversary of Repeal

On the anniversary of abortion, we gathered yet again to remember those whose voice was stolen from them by the ugly reality of Repeal. We remember every baby whose life has been taken away - and every mother failed by an increasingly cold and uncaring society. 60,000 abortions is the opposite of compassion.

Abortion / Disability, Abortion: USA / Canada

DESPICABLE: YouTuber who aborted baby with Down Syndrome playing the victim after MASSIVE backlash

Jesse Ridgway, a YouTuber by the name “McJuggerNuggets” online, has received massive backlash this week after posting on X about how he and his wife made the “difficult decision” to have their unborn child killed in the womb due to a diagnosis of Trisomy 21.

Abortion

‘Pro-choice’ and sex-selective abortions

When somebody calls themselves “pro-choice”, they need to be prepared to support the choice of abortion in any and all circumstances. Because, as they so heavily emphasise themselves, a woman’s “right to choose” is the foundational principle of the reproductive rights movement. Therefore - according to that logic - nothing should interfere with so-called “bodily autonomy”, even the inhumanity of having your unborn child killed in the womb because of their gender. 

Abortion: Ireland, Government / Abortion

ANALYSIS: What we learned from the debate on the SocDem’s abortion bill

Two weeks ago on Wednesday May 12th, the Social Democrat’s abortion bill was defeated in the Dáil by a significant margin — 85 votes to 30. This bill sought to scrap the 3-day waiting period before an abortion, and expand the grounds for late term abortions. However, Sinn Fein is also proposing another similar bill in the weeks to come. So what can we learn from the debate on the SocDems bill?

Abortion Industry

US abortion doctor facing arrest warrant now living in Dublin

Dr Carpenter, now living in Dublin, is wanted in relation to providing abortion-inducing drugs to a minor across state lines. It is alleged she sent pills to the teen’s mother, and the girl wanted to keep the baby, calling 911 after taking the pills.

Abortion, Abortion activists / politicians, Abortion: Ireland, Government / Abortion

LOOK-BACK: How the fight to keep the 3 day wait won hearts and minds

In light of last week’s PRO-LIFE victory, take a look back at the consistent efforts of the pro-life movement to RETAIN the 3-day wait - and the Life Institute campaigns YOU made possible in this win for life. 

Family, Parenting, LIFE

Allyson Felix - the Olympic champion who took on Nike for the rights of pregnant athletes

Allyson Felix made headlines in 2019 when she came forward and revealed that her contract talks with Nike came to a "standstill" after she asked Nike to guarantee she wouldn't be punished for not performing her best in the months following childbirth.

Abortion: Ireland

Scrapping 3-day wait 'could see 2000 EXTRA abortions' yearly

"Why would we not want women to have time to reflect on such a huge decision? Why rush women when abortion has such a tragically irreversible outcome?

Abortion / Disability, LIFE

Defying expectations: Ana Victoria Espino de Santiago, the world’s first lawyer with Down syndrome

The story of Ana Victoria Espino de Santiago is a welcome and inspiring reminder that those with disabilities, when met with adequate support, can often exceed the expectations society places on them. 

Abortion activists / politicians, Abortion: Ireland

UÍ BHRIAIN: SocDems just can’t get enough abortion

11,000 abortions a year isn't already enough for the SocDems? NIAMH UÍ BHRIAIN "the kind of people whose lips quiver at the thought of hurty words but who have zero compassion for the most defenceless and vulnerable in our society, preborn children." 

Abortion

Abortion via WhatsApp? An investigation into the illegal sale of abortion pills in Mexico

What if the abortion pill could be gotten easily, even when it’s illegal? What if it were readily available via WhatsApp? Worse yet, what if the supplier was a charitable not-for-profit organisation, funded by giants like the Gates Foundation?