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Abortion activists / politicians

Review: Lila Rosa and The Fight for Life

Lila Rose tells her story, taking on the abortion industry one life at a time, in a new memoir: Fighting for Life: Becoming a Force for Change in a Wounded World.

Abortion activists / politicians, Life Institute

Dead babies without graves: How activists sold Ireland on abortion

Next Wednesday, RTÉ will air a propaganda piece which celebrates the repeal of the life-saving 8th amendment. Jonathon Van Maren watched it so you don't have to. 

Canvass / Activism / Rally, Video / Adverts / Film

How one pro-lifer ended up talking abortion with Green Day, Bill Maher, and Jon Stewart

“I got invited to five episodes of Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher,” Bryan Kemper told me. “I got to have a cigar with John Lytton of the Sex Pistols, talking about pro-life. 

The Dominican Republic definitively rejects attempt to legalize abortion–again

Back in May, I noted that an attempt to decriminalize abortion had suffered a crushing defeat in the Dominican Republic’s lower house. Now, abortion activists have faced another setback–and it appears that abortion will not be legalized in the Republic anytime soon.

Abortion: Ireland

Removing the three-day reflection period from our abortion legislation will cost more lives

Abortion: Europe

EU to vote on pro-abortion report – tell your MEP to vote NO

The European Parliament is set to debate and vote on a motion by Croatian MEP Pedrag Matic, which presents some serious concerns for the pro-life movement in Europe.

Abortion: USA / Canada

Rebuking Canada’s African Colonialism

“[The Trudeau government] is using foreign policy as an exotic stage from which to tell stories to its supporters back in Canada. This is a really cynical political move.”

Abortion: USA / Canada

Is Roe v. Wade set to be overturned?

Now, with a case set to come before an altered Court, is one of the most infamous rulings in American judicial history set to be overturned?

Abortion

Paxton Smith’s viral pro-abortion valedictorian speech wasn’t “brave”

I wrote a column about the viral valedictorian speech on abortion by a Texas high school student last week, but I see the story is still getting attention—even internationally. Paxton Smith is being lauded as a courageous young woman by the likes of Hillary Clinton, and publications from The Guardian to the CBC have been eager to cover the speech and interview Smith. She’s got a political career if she wants one.

Abortion: Ireland, Health

Legalising abortion has not made pregnant women any safer

In 2018, we were repeatedly told that Irish women would be safer in pregnancy if the Eighth Amendment was repealed. In fact, when opinion polls showed support for repeal was slipping, abortion campaigners reverted to using the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar to raise unfounded fear to push a ‘Yes’ vote. Then Taoiseach Leo Vardakar, warned voters that pregnant women would die if abortion was not legalised.

Abortion: Ireland

3 years after repeal, here's 5 reasons I'm glad I voted No 

We were told, weren't we, that repealing the 8th would make this a better, more caring, more compassionate country - especially for women.  Three years since the referendum that's certainly not the case. 

Abortion: Ireland

It would take a heart of stone to refuse a baby pain relief in late-term abortion

Some things in life are self-evident and should be apparent to everyone. Doing everything we possibly can to prevent a baby feeling pain - especially agonising pain -  is surely one of those things.