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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In 2018, we were repeatedly told that Irish women would be safer in pregnancy if the Eighth Amendment was repealed.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. 

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

The Abortion Review – what you can do to prevent a whitewash

The Minister for Health, Stephen Donnelly has told the Cabinet that a review into the abortion law introduced in 2018 by his predecessor, Simon Harris, has been set in place. The review is obligated by the legislation.

Abortion: Ireland, Doctors / Medics

Major new Report confirms abortion conflicts among fetal medical specialists

A major new Report from the International Reproductive Journal, Contraception, has shown that Irish medical professionals involved in the delivery of abortion services report higher levels of social and professional isolation.  The research underpinning the Report was conducted by pro-choice medics and academics.

Abortion

Study: 96% of women who couldn't access abortion don't regret that after 5 years

Readers may already be aware of the Turnaway study; a study that has been claimed to “prove” that women do not regret abortion, and that being denied an abortion could be more harmful to women, both physically and mentally. However, on reading the study itself, instead of relying on the media coverage and even the researcher's own summary, its clear that the results of the study paint a different picture to what has been portrayed. One key finding, that you will not often see, was that by the end of the study, 96% of women who were denied an abortion reported feeling that they no longer wished they had the abortion.

Assisted Suicide / Euthanasia

Assisted Suicide bill now looks on shaky ground

Last October, after an extensive and supportive media build-up, the Dáil voted on a bill proposed by the Socialist TD, Gino Kenny, seeking to legalise Assisted Suicide and euthanasia in Ireland - ensuring doctors could end the lives of patients.