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Action Alert! Send instant email to Oireachtas Members today, McNamara’s astute questioning of Chairperson of abortion review, PLC Webinar and more!👣
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| Subject | Action Alert! Send instant email to Oireachtas Members today, McNamara’s astute questioning of Chairperson of abortion review, PLC Webinar and more!👣 |
| Date | June 9, 2023 8:04 AM |
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IMPORTANT: Action Alert!! Send ready-to-go e-message to your local Oireachtas Members today (#3)
READ: McNamara’s astute questions expose O’Shea’s shocking stance on freedom of conscience (#vid 1)
WATCH: (#1) Deputy Seán Canney defends ‘three-day wait’ on RTÉ’s The Week in Politics (#1)
READ: Abortion access lessons to be compulsory in secondary schools in NI (#nii)
REGISTER: Upcoming PLC Network Webinar: Pushing Back on the Latest Developments on the Abortion Review Report and the Abortion Bill (#web)
LISTEN: (#RADIO) Your voice in the media! PLC Spokesperson Síle Quinlan on LifeFM this week (#RADIO)
SIGN UP NOW: Calling Pro Life Young People: LifeLines Summer Tour 2023 - Book Your Place! (#LBB)
SIGN UP NOW: Join us for LoveBoth 5k Your Way and support mums and babies in need! (#5klb)
THANK YOU: Team LoveBoth who participated in the VHI Women's Mini-Marathon 2023 (#mara)
READ: Do you have pro-life material which could be historically relevant? (#history)
Important Action Alert!! Send ready-to-go e-message to your local Oireachtas Members today (http://)
[link removed]
It’s really really important that people set aside two minutes and send the ready-to-go e-message to their local Oireachtas members, calling on them to oppose the extreme recommendations of the Three-Year Review on abortion.
Groups like the National Women’s Council are piling on the pressure to force TDs to pass a law to get rid of the three-day period of reflection before an abortion, to effectively decriminalise abortion on request up to birth, and to impose the near total suppression of freedom of conscience protections for healthcare workers.
The text of the e-message to TDs is informative and sets out clearly what the pro-life movement is looking for. It also reminds politicians that we will use our votes at the next election based on the stances and voting records of candidates on abortion.
Sincere thanks for any help you can lend to this important campaign. Please read and sign the e-message here ([link removed]) and when you’ve finished, please take a few seconds to send the links to as many friends and family members as possible!!
Send E-Message Here Now ([link removed])
McNamara’s astute questions expose O’Shea’s shocking stance on freedom of conscience (http://)
At last week’s Oireachtas Health Committee meeting, Clare TD Michael McNamara asked Marie O’Shea, author of the abortion review report, some very direct questions regarding her views on freedom of conscience protections for healthcare workers. O’Shea was at pains to point out that she was speaking stricting in her role as Chair of the Government’s review of the abortion law. Her answers, nonetheless, were shocking and very revealing.
In reply to a question from McNamara, she said she thought it perfectly acceptable that the employment prospects of doctors who expressed a conscientious objection to facilitating abortions could be impacted negatively.
In their over and back exchange, McNamara pointed out that in reply to an earlier question O’Shea supported the idea of doctors being asked at interview stage about their views on abortion. He asked her if she believed the obvious corollary of that was that it would lessen the chances of somebody with a conscientious objection being recruited in general in the health service.
O’Shea replied: “If one has, as the State does, a statutory obligation to provide termination of pregnancy services and the way of doing that is to provide funding for recruitment.”
McNamara followed up with: “My question was specific. Does Ms O'Shea accept that it would lessen the chance of somebody with conscientious objection being recruited into the Irish health service?
O'Shea responded: “Yes, I would imagine so.”
McNamara then asked: “Does she think that is acceptable?”
O'Shea replied: “If you have to meet the needs of the service, yes it is.”
Among the series of extreme recommendations in the Review Report authored by O’Shea is a proposal to single out pro-life healthcare workers and impose a statutory obligation on them to refrain from providing “misinformation” to women that could slow down access to an abortion. She offered no guidance as to who should adjudicate on what constitutes misinformation.
If a doctor made even a passing reference to the peer reviewed research highlighting the negative after effects of abortion, when talking to a woman seeking an abortion, would such a conversation be in breach of Ms O’Shea’s proposed statutory obligation? Presumably it would, as it could inadvertently delay the woman accessing an abortion.
O’Shea’s recommendation does not apply, however, to pro-abortion doctors in any way, shape or form. A doctor who misleads a woman about the gestational stage of her pregnancy or is dismissive towards her if she asks a question about when the baby’s heart starts to beat would not fall foul of the statutory obligation recommended by O’Shea, based on the way it’s worded. Doctors who hasten access to an abortion through lies or misinformation have nothing to worry about if her proposed statutory obligation is given the green light by the Government.
With each passing day, more and more is coming to light about the charade that the Three Year Review has been from start to finish. The word is starting to get out though through social media and as a result of the work of TDs who have not shied away from doing their job.
Peadar Tóibín, Michael McNamara and, in fairness, Seán Kyne were the only TDs who attended last week’s Health Committee Meeting and asked honest and probing questions of Marie O’Shea and Trinity College researcher Dr Catherine Conlon. Fair play to them for stepping forward and seeking accountability. Disgracefully, the other Oireachtas attendees at the Health Committee just used the opportunity to close ranks and propagandise for more abortion.
Deputy Seán Canney defends ‘three-day wait’ on RTÉ’s The Week in Politics (http://)
[link removed]
Galway East TD Seán Canney took the opportunity on RTÉ’s The Week in Politics to make a spirited defence of the three-day period of reflection before an abortion, after the author of the recently published report of the review of the abortion law recommended it be scrapped.
In reply to a question from Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD at last week’s Oireachtas Health Committee meeting, the report’s author, Marie O’Shea, admitted that before making her recommendation on the three-day wait, she never spoke to any of the nearly 4,000 women between 2019-2021 who went for their first abortion appointment but subsequently didn’t proceed with the abortion after the three-day period of reflection had elapsed. Even though evidence based research is repeatedly raised by pro-abortion campaigners as the strong selling point for the recommendations in the report, evidence based research is the one thing noticeably absent from O’Shea’s report throughout. It’s the responsibility of pro-life campaigners to make sure our elected representatives and the general public are fully apprised of this fact.
Watch Sean Canney’s intervention by clicking here ([link removed])
Abortion access lessons to be compulsory in secondary schools in NI (http://)
In a truly awful development, Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris MP has confirmed that following recommendations in a UN report, he will be imposing compulsory lessons for all secondary schools in Northern Ireland on abortion provision and where it can be accessed.
Until now, schools in Northern Ireland were free to address the issue of abortion in accordance with their ethos.
On Tuesday, Heaton-Harris said: "I have today laid regulations in Parliament to implement the CEDAW recommendation to 'make age-appropriate, comprehensive and scientifically accurate education on sexual and reproductive health and rights, a compulsory component of curriculum for adolescents, covering prevention of early pregnancy and access to abortion in Northern Ireland, and monitor its implementation.'”
The Secretary of State’s move will no doubt be met with fierce opposition in Northern Ireland. The authoritarian and illiberal zeal with which many of our political leaders operate today is deeply destructive and disturbing. Peacefully but resolutely, their embrace of a culture of death must be resisted all the way.
Register for our Upcoming PLC Network Webinar: Pushing Back on the Latest Developments on the Abortion Review Report and the Abortion Bill (http://)
[link removed]
Register for our Upcoming PLC Network Webinar: Pushing Back on the Latest Developments on the Abortion Review Report and the Abortion Bill.
Guest Interview with Lorcán Price who is an Irish Barrister and Legal Counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom International.
Taking place on Tuesday 13th June from 7.30pm to 8.30pm.
Thw webinar includes a Panel Discussion, Larest Grassroots Activities, and much more.
Register Now ([link removed])
Your voice in the media! PLC Spokesperson Síle Quinlan on LifeFM this week (http://)
[link removed]
Listen Back to PLC Spokesperson Síle Quinlan Speaking on On the Level, LifeFM about the Abortion Review Report here ([link removed])
Calling Pro Life Young People: LifeLines Summer Tour 2023 - Book Your Place! (http://)
[link removed]
We are delighted to announce a really exciting and fun upcoming event specifically designed for young people interested in the pro life cause. This programme is tailored towards 18 to 26 year olds who are interested in having a fun week during the summer, meeting other pro life young people and participating in some life affirming outreach activities.
This outreach programme brings young pro-lifers together from across the country for a week starting Monday 24th July and finishing on Sunday 30th July.
The tour will be travelling through a number of towns and villages, hosting meetings, participating in the LoveBoth 5K Your Way to raise money for mothers in need along with meeting local pro-life advocates. There will also be fun entertainment activities provided.
Drivers, Accommodation and food providers needed - Can you help?
We are looking for help with providing accommodation, meals and transport in Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Sligo, and Mayo during the tour. If you are in a position to help with any of these things, please contact us here (mailto:[email protected]) and we will be in touch.
Sign Up Now! ([link removed])
Join us for LoveBoth 5k Your Way and support mums and babies in need! (http://)
Join us for LoveBoth 5k Your Way and support mums and babies in need!
Walk, run, cycle, or swim - choose your own way to complete the 5k and have a blast while doing it!
Whether solo or with friends, your participation matters. Spread the word, ask your loved ones to sponsor you, and inspire others to join in!
Together, let's raise funds to empower women in unplanned pregnancy and support new mothers. Every step counts!
Register today and receive your LoveBoth T-Shirt and sponsorship pack. Don't miss out!
Click here ([link removed]) to sign up TODAY!
Sign Up Now! ([link removed])
Thank YOU to Team LoveBoth who participated in the VHI Women's Mini-Marathon 2023 (http://)
[link removed]
THANK YOU and WELL DONE to Team LoveBoth who are took part in the VHI Women’s Mini Marathon!
It was a beautiful day in the sunshine raising support for pregnant women and new mothers in need!
Check out more of the photos of the VHI Women's Mini Marathon 2023 here ([link removed])
You can still sponsor and help those who participated to reach their fundraising goals by making an instant donation here ([link removed])
Do you have pro-life material which could be historically relevant? (http://)
We are putting out a call for anyone in possession of any documents, photographs, correspondence, etc. relevant to the Irish pro-life movement throughout the decades. We are particularly keen to receive anything in your possession related to periods such as the 1983 referendum. A comprehensive history of the pro-life movement is yet to be written, but the historians of the future will need primary sources. We are asking for people to get in touch with the Pro Life Campaign (mailto:[email protected]) if they possess such material (no matter how old or dusty!) to ensure it is preserved now and not lost to the ages.
Follow us on social media!
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
mailto:[email protected]
[link removed]
I want to support the life-changing work of the Pro Life Campaign ([link removed])
Vital Signs is the e-newsletter of the Pro Life Campaign. We hope you and your families are keeping well in these unusual times. This email is to update you on what we have been working on recently, including news stories, project updates, and details of upcoming events. If you want to get in touch with us please do so by emailing [email protected]
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In this Issue...
IMPORTANT: Action Alert!! Send ready-to-go e-message to your local Oireachtas Members today (#3)
READ: McNamara’s astute questions expose O’Shea’s shocking stance on freedom of conscience (#vid 1)
WATCH: (#1) Deputy Seán Canney defends ‘three-day wait’ on RTÉ’s The Week in Politics (#1)
READ: Abortion access lessons to be compulsory in secondary schools in NI (#nii)
REGISTER: Upcoming PLC Network Webinar: Pushing Back on the Latest Developments on the Abortion Review Report and the Abortion Bill (#web)
LISTEN: (#RADIO) Your voice in the media! PLC Spokesperson Síle Quinlan on LifeFM this week (#RADIO)
SIGN UP NOW: Calling Pro Life Young People: LifeLines Summer Tour 2023 - Book Your Place! (#LBB)
SIGN UP NOW: Join us for LoveBoth 5k Your Way and support mums and babies in need! (#5klb)
THANK YOU: Team LoveBoth who participated in the VHI Women's Mini-Marathon 2023 (#mara)
READ: Do you have pro-life material which could be historically relevant? (#history)
Important Action Alert!! Send ready-to-go e-message to your local Oireachtas Members today (http://)
[link removed]
It’s really really important that people set aside two minutes and send the ready-to-go e-message to their local Oireachtas members, calling on them to oppose the extreme recommendations of the Three-Year Review on abortion.
Groups like the National Women’s Council are piling on the pressure to force TDs to pass a law to get rid of the three-day period of reflection before an abortion, to effectively decriminalise abortion on request up to birth, and to impose the near total suppression of freedom of conscience protections for healthcare workers.
The text of the e-message to TDs is informative and sets out clearly what the pro-life movement is looking for. It also reminds politicians that we will use our votes at the next election based on the stances and voting records of candidates on abortion.
Sincere thanks for any help you can lend to this important campaign. Please read and sign the e-message here ([link removed]) and when you’ve finished, please take a few seconds to send the links to as many friends and family members as possible!!
Send E-Message Here Now ([link removed])
McNamara’s astute questions expose O’Shea’s shocking stance on freedom of conscience (http://)
At last week’s Oireachtas Health Committee meeting, Clare TD Michael McNamara asked Marie O’Shea, author of the abortion review report, some very direct questions regarding her views on freedom of conscience protections for healthcare workers. O’Shea was at pains to point out that she was speaking stricting in her role as Chair of the Government’s review of the abortion law. Her answers, nonetheless, were shocking and very revealing.
In reply to a question from McNamara, she said she thought it perfectly acceptable that the employment prospects of doctors who expressed a conscientious objection to facilitating abortions could be impacted negatively.
In their over and back exchange, McNamara pointed out that in reply to an earlier question O’Shea supported the idea of doctors being asked at interview stage about their views on abortion. He asked her if she believed the obvious corollary of that was that it would lessen the chances of somebody with a conscientious objection being recruited in general in the health service.
O’Shea replied: “If one has, as the State does, a statutory obligation to provide termination of pregnancy services and the way of doing that is to provide funding for recruitment.”
McNamara followed up with: “My question was specific. Does Ms O'Shea accept that it would lessen the chance of somebody with conscientious objection being recruited into the Irish health service?
O'Shea responded: “Yes, I would imagine so.”
McNamara then asked: “Does she think that is acceptable?”
O'Shea replied: “If you have to meet the needs of the service, yes it is.”
Among the series of extreme recommendations in the Review Report authored by O’Shea is a proposal to single out pro-life healthcare workers and impose a statutory obligation on them to refrain from providing “misinformation” to women that could slow down access to an abortion. She offered no guidance as to who should adjudicate on what constitutes misinformation.
If a doctor made even a passing reference to the peer reviewed research highlighting the negative after effects of abortion, when talking to a woman seeking an abortion, would such a conversation be in breach of Ms O’Shea’s proposed statutory obligation? Presumably it would, as it could inadvertently delay the woman accessing an abortion.
O’Shea’s recommendation does not apply, however, to pro-abortion doctors in any way, shape or form. A doctor who misleads a woman about the gestational stage of her pregnancy or is dismissive towards her if she asks a question about when the baby’s heart starts to beat would not fall foul of the statutory obligation recommended by O’Shea, based on the way it’s worded. Doctors who hasten access to an abortion through lies or misinformation have nothing to worry about if her proposed statutory obligation is given the green light by the Government.
With each passing day, more and more is coming to light about the charade that the Three Year Review has been from start to finish. The word is starting to get out though through social media and as a result of the work of TDs who have not shied away from doing their job.
Peadar Tóibín, Michael McNamara and, in fairness, Seán Kyne were the only TDs who attended last week’s Health Committee Meeting and asked honest and probing questions of Marie O’Shea and Trinity College researcher Dr Catherine Conlon. Fair play to them for stepping forward and seeking accountability. Disgracefully, the other Oireachtas attendees at the Health Committee just used the opportunity to close ranks and propagandise for more abortion.
Deputy Seán Canney defends ‘three-day wait’ on RTÉ’s The Week in Politics (http://)
[link removed]
Galway East TD Seán Canney took the opportunity on RTÉ’s The Week in Politics to make a spirited defence of the three-day period of reflection before an abortion, after the author of the recently published report of the review of the abortion law recommended it be scrapped.
In reply to a question from Aontú leader Peadar Tóibín TD at last week’s Oireachtas Health Committee meeting, the report’s author, Marie O’Shea, admitted that before making her recommendation on the three-day wait, she never spoke to any of the nearly 4,000 women between 2019-2021 who went for their first abortion appointment but subsequently didn’t proceed with the abortion after the three-day period of reflection had elapsed. Even though evidence based research is repeatedly raised by pro-abortion campaigners as the strong selling point for the recommendations in the report, evidence based research is the one thing noticeably absent from O’Shea’s report throughout. It’s the responsibility of pro-life campaigners to make sure our elected representatives and the general public are fully apprised of this fact.
Watch Sean Canney’s intervention by clicking here ([link removed])
Abortion access lessons to be compulsory in secondary schools in NI (http://)
In a truly awful development, Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris MP has confirmed that following recommendations in a UN report, he will be imposing compulsory lessons for all secondary schools in Northern Ireland on abortion provision and where it can be accessed.
Until now, schools in Northern Ireland were free to address the issue of abortion in accordance with their ethos.
On Tuesday, Heaton-Harris said: "I have today laid regulations in Parliament to implement the CEDAW recommendation to 'make age-appropriate, comprehensive and scientifically accurate education on sexual and reproductive health and rights, a compulsory component of curriculum for adolescents, covering prevention of early pregnancy and access to abortion in Northern Ireland, and monitor its implementation.'”
The Secretary of State’s move will no doubt be met with fierce opposition in Northern Ireland. The authoritarian and illiberal zeal with which many of our political leaders operate today is deeply destructive and disturbing. Peacefully but resolutely, their embrace of a culture of death must be resisted all the way.
Register for our Upcoming PLC Network Webinar: Pushing Back on the Latest Developments on the Abortion Review Report and the Abortion Bill (http://)
[link removed]
Register for our Upcoming PLC Network Webinar: Pushing Back on the Latest Developments on the Abortion Review Report and the Abortion Bill.
Guest Interview with Lorcán Price who is an Irish Barrister and Legal Counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom International.
Taking place on Tuesday 13th June from 7.30pm to 8.30pm.
Thw webinar includes a Panel Discussion, Larest Grassroots Activities, and much more.
Register Now ([link removed])
Your voice in the media! PLC Spokesperson Síle Quinlan on LifeFM this week (http://)
[link removed]
Listen Back to PLC Spokesperson Síle Quinlan Speaking on On the Level, LifeFM about the Abortion Review Report here ([link removed])
Calling Pro Life Young People: LifeLines Summer Tour 2023 - Book Your Place! (http://)
[link removed]
We are delighted to announce a really exciting and fun upcoming event specifically designed for young people interested in the pro life cause. This programme is tailored towards 18 to 26 year olds who are interested in having a fun week during the summer, meeting other pro life young people and participating in some life affirming outreach activities.
This outreach programme brings young pro-lifers together from across the country for a week starting Monday 24th July and finishing on Sunday 30th July.
The tour will be travelling through a number of towns and villages, hosting meetings, participating in the LoveBoth 5K Your Way to raise money for mothers in need along with meeting local pro-life advocates. There will also be fun entertainment activities provided.
Drivers, Accommodation and food providers needed - Can you help?
We are looking for help with providing accommodation, meals and transport in Cavan, Monaghan, Donegal, Sligo, and Mayo during the tour. If you are in a position to help with any of these things, please contact us here (mailto:[email protected]) and we will be in touch.
Sign Up Now! ([link removed])
Join us for LoveBoth 5k Your Way and support mums and babies in need! (http://)
Join us for LoveBoth 5k Your Way and support mums and babies in need!
Walk, run, cycle, or swim - choose your own way to complete the 5k and have a blast while doing it!
Whether solo or with friends, your participation matters. Spread the word, ask your loved ones to sponsor you, and inspire others to join in!
Together, let's raise funds to empower women in unplanned pregnancy and support new mothers. Every step counts!
Register today and receive your LoveBoth T-Shirt and sponsorship pack. Don't miss out!
Click here ([link removed]) to sign up TODAY!
Sign Up Now! ([link removed])
Thank YOU to Team LoveBoth who participated in the VHI Women's Mini-Marathon 2023 (http://)
[link removed]
THANK YOU and WELL DONE to Team LoveBoth who are took part in the VHI Women’s Mini Marathon!
It was a beautiful day in the sunshine raising support for pregnant women and new mothers in need!
Check out more of the photos of the VHI Women's Mini Marathon 2023 here ([link removed])
You can still sponsor and help those who participated to reach their fundraising goals by making an instant donation here ([link removed])
Do you have pro-life material which could be historically relevant? (http://)
We are putting out a call for anyone in possession of any documents, photographs, correspondence, etc. relevant to the Irish pro-life movement throughout the decades. We are particularly keen to receive anything in your possession related to periods such as the 1983 referendum. A comprehensive history of the pro-life movement is yet to be written, but the historians of the future will need primary sources. We are asking for people to get in touch with the Pro Life Campaign (mailto:[email protected]) if they possess such material (no matter how old or dusty!) to ensure it is preserved now and not lost to the ages.
Follow us on social media!
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
mailto:[email protected]
[link removed]
I want to support the life-changing work of the Pro Life Campaign ([link removed])
Vital Signs is the e-newsletter of the Pro Life Campaign. We hope you and your families are keeping well in these unusual times. This email is to update you on what we have been working on recently, including news stories, project updates, and details of upcoming events. If you want to get in touch with us please do so by emailing [email protected]
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