This week’s newsletter covers Johnny Duhan’s sad passing, accusations against MSF in Nigeria, and our closing auction!
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** In This Week’s Issue:
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* Upcoming election: Last chance in 5 years to choose your rep! 🗳️
* Remembering songwriter Johnny Duhan, a strong voice for life 🎶
* Doctors Without Borders faces allegations over abortion programme 🌍
* Auction ends tomorrow – last chance to support! 🕰️
** Latest News
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** Upcoming General Election is last opportunity for 5 years to influence who represents you
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Next Wednesday (20th November), the Pro Life Campaign will publish its Voter Guide here ([link removed]) , to assist voters in accessing where candidates in each constituency stand on the right-to-life issue.
Our guide will include a grading system and detailed commentary on each candidate’s position, helping voters clearly understand their choices. Some candidates have yet to declare, so we have waited to ensure all responses to our questionnaire are gathered, enabling a complete and fair assessment of each candidate. The guide’s publication date, just nine days before polling, marks a crucial time when pro-life voters can make a powerful impact.
With the upcoming election determining our representation in the Dáil for the next five years, we encourage supporters to volunteer in their constituency—or nearby—by joining a canvassing or leafleting team for pro-life candidates. These candidates are undertaking significant personal sacrifices to stand for this cause, and they need our help to get their message to voters. Please consider lending your time to support them in this vital effort.
Click here ([link removed]) to join a canvass or leafleting team, and we'll assist in connecting you to the candidate you wish to help.
Every action counts, and your involvement could help elect pro-life TDs dedicated to defending the right to life. Our sincere thanks and deep appreciation for your help and willingness to play your part at this important time!
** What to Do When Candidates Come Knocking Before Election Day
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While we encourage pro-life voters to consult our voter guide prior to casting their vote - which will give a comprehensive overview of the stances of candidates - a number of people have been in touch asking for guidance as to what they should say to election candidates and canvassers who come to their doors.
If candidates or canvassers visit, start by asking if they have responded to the Pro Life Campaign's pre-election questionnaire (which they will have received by email) and if not, encourage them to do so. You can also pose further questions to candidates if you wish. Please click below to review our guide in full and see sample questions to ask them.
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** Sad passing of songwriter Johnny Duhan who courageously spoke up for life
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Heartfelt tributes have been paid to renowned singer/songwriter Johnny Duhan who died in a drowning accident in Galway on Tuesday.
The Limerick native, who lived in Barna in Galway for many years, was a highly acclaimed and much loved musician, probably best known for his hit song ‘The Voyage’, performed by Christy Moore. He also wrote songs for The Dubliners, Mary Black and Dolores Keane among others.
Aside from his work as a musician, he was also a devoted supporter of the pro-life movement and participated in a number of events with the Pro Life Campaign in 2018 and since. Before the abortion referendum, he released a song called ‘Could Have Been Me’ ([link removed]) and penned an article in the Sunday Independent about what inspired him to compose it. He said the primary motivation was the account in a Love Both leaflet about Victoria Listemann, a student in Dublin at the time, who expressed gratitude that her mother had withstood intense pressure to abort her.
Listen to Song Here ([link removed])
We extend our deepest sympathies on his passing to his wife Maureen and five children Ronan, Niamh, Kevin, Ailbhe and Brian, and to his extended family and friends.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam dílis 🕊️
Victoria’s story that inspired Johnny Duhan’s song ‘Could Have Been Me’
** Doctors Without Borders accused of criminal abortion programme in Northern Nigeria
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A bombshell report published on 9th November 2024 has alleged that the non-governmental organisation, Medecins Sans Frontieres (Doctors Without Borders), was involved in an illegal abortion programme in north-eastern Nigeria.
The testimony was given by Senior Adviser to the Executive Secretary of the Nigerian National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Hillary Ogbonna. It cleared the military of alleged wrongdoing which was reported in 2022 by Reuters and others, which claimed that since 2013, the Nigerian military conducted “a secret, systematic and illegal abortion programme in the North-East, ending at least 10,000 pregnancies among women and girls.”
The allegations against the Nigerian military led the NHRC to set up a special investigation, which concluded “the Nigerian military did not operate a secret programme or any policy of illegal abortions according to the testimonies from their witnesses.” But Medecins Sans Frontieres came under scrutiny for its alleged role performing criminal abortions in Nigeria.
Mr Ogbonna explained that: “There is evidence that Medecins Sans Frontieres may have operated a programme of illegal abortion in the North-East… The panel makes this finding on the basis of the testimony of a protected witness and whistleblower, who testified that abortions were conducted by MSF from 2014 to 2015 and continued after the replacement of one Mitchell, a Mexican woman, the head of the psychosocial support program in 2016 introduced to the Ministry of Women Affairs and Ministry of Health, Borno State”.
This allegation is very serious. If verified, it should surely result in some action by European governments/regulatory authorities against Doctors Without Borders (MSF).
** Online Fundraising Auction Closes tomorrow
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Click above^ to watch back spokesperson Síle speaking on air to Life FM about the work of this organisation and the Online Fundraising Auction 2024, running until tomorrow, Saturday 16th November.
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