Tag: Ireland

Irish government spends tens of millions promoting abortion… and zero toward alternatives

By Right to Life UK The Irish Government has spent €46 million [more than $50M USD] on the provision of abortion since it was made legal in Ireland “and not a single cent on promoting alternatives to abortion”, according to research by the Pro Life Campaign (PLC) in Ireland. Based on responses to a series of …

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Irish doctors oppose assisted suicide.

By Alex Schadenberg, Executive Director, Euthanasia Prevention Coalition I was fortunate to have the opportunity to speak at the HOPE Ireland conference on Saturday, November 11 as Ireland is currently debating the legalization of assisted suicide. The Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI) recently explained their opposition to legalising assisted suicide in a presentation to the …

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Irish Gov. spends €46m on abortion provision and nothing on promoting abortion alternatives

By Right to Life UK The Irish Government has spent €46 million [almost $50 million in U.S. dollars] on the provision of abortion since it was made legal in Ireland “and not a single cent on promoting alternatives to abortion,” according to research by the Pro Life Campaign (PLC) in Ireland. Based on responses to a …

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Over 2,600 women in Ireland had their babies instead of abortion after three-day waiting period

By Right to Life UK Over 2,600 women in Ireland did not proceed with an abortion after an initial abortion appointment and a mandatory three-day waiting period in 2022. In response to a parliamentary question from Carol Nolan TD regarding the total number of women who had had an initial abortion consultation in 2022, the Health Service …

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Alarming rise in abortions indicated by payments to doctors in first half of 2023

By Pro-Life Campaign HSE reply to Deputy Carol Nolan TD [Teachta Dála] indicates another alarming increase in abortions (Pro-Life Campaign) According to the latest reply from the HSE [Irish Health Service] to a Parliamentary Question about expenditure on abortions, the cost of payment claims from abortion performing doctors for the first six months of 2023 …

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Abortion figures ‘out of control’ as new data suggests up to 10,000 abortions in Ireland in 2023

By The Life Institute 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.  Data released to Carol Nolan suggested that more than 5,000 abortions have already been …

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The awesome story of how this mom of 4 founded the largest pro-life group in Northern Ireland

July 31, 2019 – This week’s episode of The Van Maren Show gives us a deep look into the pro-life movement in Northern Ireland as it stands right now, and what the possibilities are moving forward. Jonathon Van Maren has an amazing conversation with Bernadette Smyth, the founder of the largest pro-life group in Northern …

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Thousands of pro-lifers condemn Ireland’s abortion referendum in Rally for Life

By Calvin Freiburger DUBLIN, July 8, 2019 — One year after Ireland voted to repeal the country’s constitutional protection for preborn children, thousands of pro-lifers marched through the streets of Dublin this weekend to affirm the sanctity of life. Organized on July 6 by the pro-life groups Life Institute, Precious Life, and Youth Defence, the …

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The most extreme pro-abortion people have taken charge

Abortion will come to be seen as the greatest human rights abuse in history By Gavin Boyne When I think back to the day the Eighth Amendment was repealed, I find it hard not to recall the scenes in Dublin Castle when the result was announced. As someone who was nearly aborted and who owes …

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Last week I was reminded of the resilience, hope and courage of the Irish pro-life movement

By Niamh Uí Bhriain Editor’s note. The 8th amendment was the pro-life amendment to the Irish Constitution that was removed in May 2018 in a referendum. Last week, I traveled to Cork to meet with pro-life leaders in Munster and we talked, amongst other things, about renewing and rebuilding our culture, about the hope provided …

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Leading Irish hospital makes willingness to do abortions a condition of employment

By Michael Cook Only doctors who are willing to perform abortions will be considered for two consultant posts at Dublin’s National Maternity Hospital (NMH). The hospital is advertising for a consultant anesthetist and a consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology. According to a statement from the NMH the positions include the “provision of termination-of-pregnancy services, and …

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Only a tiny fraction of Irish GPs sign up to perform abortions

By Dave Andrusko Given the uneasiness in the medical community about the introduction of abortion on demand through at least the first 12 weeks of pregnancy, and outright opposition by other physicians to abortion at all, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that over the weekend the pro-abortion Irish Times would report that not a single General …

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