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Alabama’s largest hospital pauses IVF treatments after court rules embryos are children

A landmark ruling by Alabama’s Supreme Court has prompted the State’s largest hospital to suspend  all IVF treatments.

Bioethics, Pro-life

Babies in the womb 'smile' and 'cry' in reaction to what mum eats, world-first study shows

Smiling at carrots but crying at kale: A new study from Durham University has recorded evidence that unborn babies experience the flavour of their mother’s food, and react differently to various smells and tastes while in the womb.

Abortion Industry, Bioethics

WATCH: Babies born alive in abortion to harvest cells - shocking testimony from undercover investigator

David Daleiden, head of the Center for Medical Progress, the organisation behind the undercover videos exposing the trafficking of body parts of aborted babies, testified before the Pennsylvania Health Committee on the morning on May 4th this year. 

Abortion, Bioethics

Doctor urges Medical Council to protect conscientious objection

A GP has written to the Medical Council expressing concern about the government’s approach to conscientious objection to abortion – and says that the issue is causing distress to hundreds of GPs. 

Abortion, Bioethics

Doctors stand strong on abortion as Harris cannot afford to lose 500 GPs

Up to 500 family doctors would be in danger of of leaving the health service if Simon Harris tries to force them to refer for abortion and deny them a full right to conscientious objection.  At a time when the HSE is in crisis, and when GPs have warned of an impending serious shortage of family doctors, it would be both reckless and dangerous of the government to refuse doctors a right to a conscientious objection in the matter of killing preborn babies. 

Bioethics

Important letter by Prof Martin Clynes in Irish Times

IMPORTANT letter from Prof Martin Clynes in the Irish Times which points out that the rigged Abortion Committee did not hear from any experts regarding the biology and science that inform what we know about the preborn child.   Read here or BELOW: https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/abortion-law-change-proposals-1.3331598

Abortion / Disability, Abortion: UK, Bioethics, Citizens Assembly

Expert to Assembly: Trusting parents and protecting babies

The Citizens Assembly also hosted a robust debate between Dr Helen Watt, who advocated for the right to life of unborn children and mothers, and Professor Bobbie Farsides who is pro-abortion and a member of BPAS, the abortion provider.

Abortion / Disability, Bioethics, Citizens Assembly

'My daughter was not a fatal abnormality' - Parents dismayed at use of offensive term at Citizen’s Assembly

Parents whose children have been diagnosed with life-limiting conditions such as anencephaly or trisomy 13 have said that they were shocked and dismayed at the decision of Justice Mary Laffoy to use the misleading term ‘fatal, foetal abnormality’ when discussing such conditions at the Citizens Assembly. They have written to Ms Laffoy asking her to reconsider her decision to use the term, which they said, did not provide clarity to the debate but did cause enormous distress and hurt to parents whose babies had died.

Abortion, Abortion / Disability, Bioethics, Citizens Assembly

“Why should she be denied right to live”? TD says 15-year old cousin with disability confirms pro-life views

Mary Butler of Fianna Fáil has said that her 15-year old cousin living with a severe disability had helped confirmed her pro-life view that unborn children should be protected in the Constitution.      As part of a panel discussion on Tonight with Vincent Browne, the TD  she wanted to ask “what determines a fatal foetal abnormality” and explained that her 15-year old cousin had CDLS Syndrome.

Abortion / Disability, Bioethics

Kathleen Rose: the 10 year old living with Trisomy 13 makes the cover of the Belfast Telegraph

This past week, the Belfast Telegraph carried an inspiring article by Tracy Harkin of Every Life Counts, featuring her 10 year-old daughter Kathleen Rose who was born with Trisomy 13- a condition the media often wrongly refer to as a “fatal foetal abnormality.”   Kathleen Rose and her family were featured on the cover of the newspaper and light up the page with her beautiful smile. 

Abortion / Disability, Bioethics

Leading medical commentator calls for pro-life doctors to speak up

A fascinating and encouraging article appeared this past week in the Irish Medical Times.  Medical commentator and physician Ruairí Hanley discussed how an encounter with Tracy Harkin of the support group Every Life Counts led him to think deeply about how the medical community has treated families whose babies prenatally diagnosed with severe life limiting conditions such as Trisomy 13 or anencephaly.

Abortion / Disability, Bioethics

Top experts tells BBC that 'fatal foetal abnormality' not a medical diagnosis

Professor Jim Dornan, one of the most well-known Obstetricians in the country has told the BBC that the term ‘fatal foetal abnormality’ is not a medical term and is not to be found in any medical textbook.   WATCH his powerful contribution here:

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