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Friday, August 31, 2012

Invitation to Pro Life Campaign National Seminar 2012



We are at a critical time now with significant pressure from elements within the Government to introduce abortion. Join us on Saturday, 22nd September from 11.30 - 2pm to hear top-class speakers promote the pro-life message and engage and activate pro-life advocates all over Ireland. 

This event presents a great opportunity for pro-life people to meet, get motivated and get active.  Speakers include Matt Mooney, father of Eliot Hartman Mooney of 99 Balloons YouTube fame, Professor William Binchy, Professor Patricia Casey, Dr. Berry Kiely, Caroline Simons and others.



Get more information and register instantly here







Caroline Simons on TV3's Tonight with Vincent Browne programme




Our Legal Consultant, Caroline Simons featured as a panellist on TV3's Vincent Browne programme on Tuesday night where she ably argued why Ireland must continue to protect the unborn. You can view the programme by clicking the below image


Professor William Binchy's article in Irish Times



Our Legal Adviser, Professor William Binchy had an excellent article in yesterday's Irish Times challenging an analysis from earlier in the week from columnist Fintan O'Toole.




You can access the article on the Irish Times' website here

We are closer to abortion than ever before



We are genuinely closer to abortion than ever before.  The situation could not be more critical.  If you haven’t already signed the updated ready-to-go E-Card to your local Oireachtas Members, please take one minute to do so now and encourage others to do likewise.

You can send your instant message by clicking here

Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Pro Life Campaign criticises Minister Rabbitte for attempting to suppress voices in abortion debate




The Pro Life Campaign has criticised the Minister for Communications, Pat Rabbitte over his remarks on RTÉ radio  when he said he didn't welcome plans by the Catholic Church to play an active role in the abortion debate.

Cardinal Brady, the leader of the Catholic Church in Ireland said at the weekend that the Catholic Church would get involved in the abortion debate should the Government attempt to introduce abortion in the coming months.  In response Minister Rabbitte said ‘I would hope we’re not going to see a situation where one church decides to weigh into the campaign in the political sense.’

Commenting on Minister Rabbitte's remarks, Pro Life Campaign spokesperson Cora Sherlock said:

“No church, faith-based group or any group should be intimidated out of the public arena when it comes to commenting on public policy, particularly on an issue as fundamental as the right to life. I would have thought it was partly the role of any Minister for Communications to encourage public discourse on important issues not try to suppress it.”

Ms Sherlock continued: “In the same interview, Minister Rabbitte also misleadingly implied that women were currently being denied necessary medical treatments because of the absence of abortion here.  This is a total misrepresentation of the facts. Ireland, without abortion, is a recognised world leader in safeguarding the lives of women in pregnancy.”

 
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