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seen as the greatest human rights abuse in history By Gavin Boyne When I think back to the day the Eighth Amendment was repealed, I find it hard not to recall the scenes in Dublin Castle when the result was announced.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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Best Irish Times’ photos of 2018 continue the lie that protective abortion laws caused the death of Savita Halappanavar

By Dave Andrusko Strangely enough, when juxtiposed, the two items reminded me of the aphorism, “One man’s meat is another man’s poison.” Or maybe not so odd. The headline for a story in today’s Irish Times reads Photographs of 2018: ‘Irish Times’ photographers’ best shotsFrom Ann Lovett’s former boyfriend to the Eighth Amendment abortion referendum. …

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Irish abortion industry says it will be up and ready to kill unborn babies beginning January 7

By Dave Andrusko Wasting no time, a mere one day after the formality of Republic of Ireland President Michael D Higgins signing the “Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018,” the Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) announced it has completed all its preparations and will be ready to end the lives of unborn babies …

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Something profoundly cold and inhumane has entered Irish politics under the guise of ‘freedom’ and ‘choice’

By Dave Andrusko The vise continues to close tighter around the throats of unborn children in Ireland. Once among the most protective countries in the world, the Republic of Ireland seems bent on mimicking the worst pro-abortion policies found anywhere. Consider the Slippery Slope firmly wedged into this headline in the Irish Times: “Abortion campaigners …

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Ireland to Force Pro-life Pregnancy Centers and Doctors to Promote and Refer for Abortion

By Katie Franklin Seven months after Irish voters overwhelmingly chose to repeal the country’s long-standing prohibition on abortion, Parliament is on the verge of legalizing the fatal practice by January 1. Rife with controversial mandates, the bill would make abortion available through [at least]12 weeks of pregnancy and force pro-life citizens who disagree with the …

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Support the Fighting Irish Doctors and Nurses

By Nancy Valko I have always been proud of my Irish heritage so I was especially shocked when a voter referendum in Ireland in May 2018 overwhelmingly approved removing Ireland’s long-standing, constitutional protections for unborn babies and left the details up to the Irish government. Before this, Ireland’s Eighth Amendment protected both unborn babies and …

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Pro-abortion Minister for Health Harris’s leadership by soundbite leads to ethical abyss

By Dave Andrusko NRL News Today has carefully followed the long and tortuous path that brings us to the tragic reality of abortion in Ireland today. There was the lengthy runup to the initial debate whether to delete the pro-life 8th Amendment to the Irish Constitution, then a stacked “Citizens Assembly” which recommended gutting the …

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