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Abortion

“The very act of teaching about abortion is not morally neutral” says Northern Ireland MP

Leading MPs from Northern Ireland have expressed that teaching young students about abortion at school “normalises” abortion and “diminishes the value of life”. 

Crisis Pregnancy / Help/

UK Home secretary announces silent prayer near abortion facilities not a crime

Britain’s Home Secretary Suella Braverman has announced that silent prayer near abortion providers is not a crime. 

Abortion: Ireland, Press Release

PR: Abortion figures 'out of control' as new data suggests up to 10,000 terminations in 2023

Abortion figures are now 'out of control', according to the Life Institute, as new data released for the first six months of the year suggests that up to 10,000 terminations may take place in 2023 if the trend continues. 

Abortion / Mental Health

Study finds much higher use of mental health services for women who abort first pregnancy

Having a first pregnancy which ends in abortion as opposed to birth is linked to much higher use of mental health services, a new peer reviewed study from the Charlotte Lozier Institute has found. 

Euthanasia / Ass Suicide

Assisted suicide proposals rejected in Germany

Legislative proposals to create wide-ranging legal frameworks for assisted suicide have been voted down by the German Parliament. 

‘They are not harassing anyone': TDs blast "reckless and unworkable abortion exclusion zones bill

The Safe Access Zones Bill, which would enforce exclusion zones banning peaceful gatherings within 100 metres of facilities offering abortions, “will not achieve its intended outcome,” and is “inherently discriminatory, ”the Dáil has heard.

Abortion: Ireland

Abortion zones bill 'more to satisfy lobby group than solve a real problem' Dáil hears

The Safe Access Zones Bill is “more to satisfy a lobby group than to solve a real problem that exists in society,” the Dáil has heard.

Down Syndrome

Mother discovers she has Down syndrome, says “diagnosis will not stop me from having more kids”

A mother has gone viral on TikTok after receiving a diagnosis for Mosaic Down syndrome at the age of 23, when three of her pregnancies were diagnosed with Down syndrome. Upon receiving this diagnosis, the young mother has declared that this will not stop her from having more children.

Canvass, Activism, Rally for Life, Roadshows

High energy at packed Rally for Life in the sunshine

Organisers estimated that more than 10,000 people took part in the life Rally for Life which sought to ‘”hold the government to account for the spiralling abortion rate” – and launched a summer campaign to retain the three-day wait before abortion.

Abortion: Ireland, Canvass, Activism, Rally for Life, Roadshows

‘Disappointment' as Gardaí 'fail to record' report of criminal damage to pro-life poster

Organisers of the Rally for Life say that they are “disappointed but not surprised” that an Garda Síochana “failed to record” a complaint of criminal destruction of pro-life posters, even though a call was made to Rathmines Garda station after abortion supporters tore the poster down. 

Abortion: Ireland, Canvass, Activism, Rally for Life, Roadshows

PR: OBGYN to tell Rally for Life that many would rather leave medicine than perform abortion

Thousands are expected to gather at the annual Rally for Life on Saturday, where speakers will urge the government to take action to tackle "surging abortion numbers" after new figures show that 8,156 abortions took place in 2022.

‘Contrary to fundamental rights’: German High Court strikes down ban on prayer vigils at abortion centres

Germany’s highest administrative court has struck down a ban on peaceful prayer vigils outside abortion centres. The Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig ruled on Thursday that such bans are a violation of constitutional rights, with the news strongly welcomed by pro-life advocates.