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Crisis Pregnancy, Support, Adoption

Post-Roe, pro-lifers in U.S. take the lead in supporting women

Last June, in a boost to the pro-life movement worldwide, the 1973 Roe v Wade ruling was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. As delighted right-to-life activists celebrated, much of the media commentary in Ireland expressed dismay, issuing dire warnings that women would suffer if abortion was made illegal.

Abortion: UK, Crisis Pregnancy, Support, Adoption

Woman arrested and charged for ‘thoughtcrime’ of silent prayer near abortion clinic

Abortion: UK, Crisis Pregnancy, Support, Adoption, Every Life Counts

Every Life Counts: Vicky Wall's work shines at the March for Life UK

Vicky Wall, who heads up Every Life Counts, left a lasting impression with our pro-life neighbours where she was invited to speak at the March for Life in London.

Crisis Pregnancy, Support, Adoption

Altar in honour of Our Blessed Lady of Guadalupe erected in Savours Church, Dominic Street

Our Lady of Guadalupe was responsible for the conversion of Mexico to Catholicism  following on Her apparitions to a shepherd boy, Juan Diego, which started  on 1st December 1531.

Abortion activists / politicians, Abortion / Disability, Abortion: Ireland, Crisis Pregnancy, Support, Adoption

Should we now no longer 'trust doctors' on abortion?

Remember how, in the run up to the referendum on May 25th, we were repeatedly told that we needed to “trust doctors” on abortion?

Abortion: UK, Crisis Pregnancy, Support, Adoption, Media Bias

Abortion buffer zones on the Rise

It’s not exactly news. For many years now, the right to publicly protest has been coming under attack by people who are determined to shut down dissenting voices. You don’t actually need to be protesting to have your voice silenced – these days all you need is your publicly stated opinion that goes against the approved political view.  So cake makers are fined in Northern Ireland for refusing to make a celebration cake for a gay wedding, a president a student socity of an Irish university is impeached simply for believing it’s wrong to kill unborn children, university pro-life and christian clubs are shut down simply for being pro-life and christian, a teacher in Cambridge is disciplined by his board and may lose his job for not referring to a transgender girl as a boy, and et cetera. And in another nuance on the possibilities of eroding democracy and shutting down free speech, there is the increasingly intense battle to put an end to peaceful prayer, protest and any presence at all by pro-life people outside abortion businesses.

Abortion / Disability, Crisis Pregnancy, Support, Adoption, Doctors / Medics

Rhona Mahony shamefully targets babies with a disability in abortion call

A friend of mine attended Holles Street maternity hospital where she gave birth to a beautiful little girl with a life-limiting condition. The baby girl  knew nothing but love until she passed away in her mother’s arms just hours later. My friend said Rhona Mahony was her doctor at that time, and she felt that Dr Mahony didn’t seem to understand that this little girl was precious and valued and loved in exactly the same way as every other child, even if her disability was so severe that her life was very short. She also said that Dr Mahony had suggested abortion to her when her baby girl was first diagnosed as being so seriously ill.

Abortion: Ireland, Crisis Pregnancy, Support, Adoption

The 8th amendment reflects some of Ireland's deepest values

The Irish are a caring people; evidence of this is ample. The surge in homelessness has touched a nerve of compassion which has led to hands-on volunteering on the night-time streets of our cities and towns.

Abortion: Ireland, Abortion / Mental health, Crisis Pregnancy, Support, Adoption, Media Bias

Stop the Fake News: It's not true that a woman was locked up for seeking an abortion in Ireland

The headlines were dramatic, and wholly misleading, but when it comes to abortion unfortunately this sort of fake news reporting has become the new standard in Ireland. So first, let’s set the record straight: a child was not locked up for seeking an abortion in Ireland, and nothing in Irish law would permit any woman to be detained because she requested an abortion. So what are the facts of the case? Firstly, very little is known apart from what was detailed in a report from the Child Care Law Reporting Project. That project reported that a consultant psychiatrist had recommended that a pregnant girl be detained “because she had a mental health disorder within the meaning of the Mental Health Act  ….. and was at risk of self harm and suicide”.

Crisis Pregnancy, Support, Adoption

Safe Haven: Give this new life a future

On Wednesday, 25th. November 2015, various media outlets carried news of the discovery of a new-born baby in the manger of the Christmas crib in the Holy Child Jesus Catholic church in New York city. Under New York state law, a parent may abandon a newborn anonymously at certain designated safe locations, such as a church, hospital, police or fire station, without fear of prosecution as long as the baby is handed over to an appropriate person.

Abortion activists / politicians, Abortion: Ireland, Crisis Pregnancy, Support, Adoption

Is Howlin's bill only targeting pro-life counselling?

Labour leader, Brendan Howlin has brought a Private Members Bill – The Health and Social Care Professionals (Amendment) Bill 2016 – before the Dáil which aims, he says, to  regulate what the media likes to describe as ‘rogue’ crisis pregnancy agencies. During the discussion around the Bill in the Dáil, however, it was perfectly clear, with a few honourable exceptions, that the Howlin’s focus was entirely on counsellors who might be opposed to abortion.

Abortion / Disability, Crisis Pregnancy, Support, Adoption

This is for my mother: Why every life counts

My sister Máire Bríd was stillborn. My mother says that, two days before her due date, her little baby stopped moving and that she almost ran to the hospital, hoping against all hope, but knowing that something was terribly wrong. At the hospital they couldn’t find a heartbeat. Two days later she was born: perfect and beautiful, but without life. There was no sound, no cry, no hope that she might have even a brief time with her heartbroken parents.