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30th April 2021
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In this issue:

READ: Heidi Crowter’s landmark case to be heard in July (#heidi)

READ: Former abortion supporters explain what changed their minds (#spl)

READ: New exposé from Center for Medical Progress about dark and grotesque experiments on aborted babies (#ex)

REGISTER NOW: PLC Network Webinar with special guests Lynn Coles and Bernadette Goulding of Women Hurt TOMORROW (#webb)

REGISTER NOW: Communications Workshop with Wendy Grace taking place on the 19th of May (#webb)

APPLY NOW: Job opportunity with Community Connect (#flp)

ACTION ALERT: The Pro Life Campaign needs YOU! - Please take our Change Begins With You! Survey (#cby)

APPLY NOW: Virtual Internship with the PLC (#7)

Heidi Crowter’s landmark case to be heard in July ()
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On Tuesday, it was announced that a landmark case by disability rights campaigner Heidi Crowter against the UK’s discriminatory abortion law will be heard by the Hight Court in London on 6th July.

The case revolves around the discrimination in the law that permits abortion up to birth where an unborn baby is detected with a disability, while there is a general 24-week time limit in other situations.

Heidi Crowder is joined by Máire Lea-Wilson is taking the landmark case. Máire’s twenty-three-month-old son Aidan has Down’s syndrome and she has spoken publicly about how she was “placed under intense pressure” to have an abortion after a 34-week scan revealed her son had Down’s syndrome. She added: “I have two sons that I love and value equally, but the law does not value them equally. This is wrong and so we want to try and change that…We proclaim that we live in a society that values those with disabilities, that everyone deserves a fair and equal chance at life, regardless of their ability status. This law undermines that narrative, does it really have a place in 2021?”

Commenting on the case and as someone with Down syndrome, Ms Crowter said: “People like me are considered to be ‘seriously handicapped’, but I think using that phrase for a clause in abortion law is so out of date…People shouldn’t be treated differently because of their disabilities, it’s downright discrimination”.

The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has repeatedly criticised countries that allow abortion on the basis of disability.

The outcome of July’s case will be followed with considerable interest both in England and internationally.
Former abortion supporters explain what changed their minds ()
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The US group, Secular Pro-Life, recently asked its followers who once supported abortion what made them change their minds. The question prompted considerable interest and led to some fascinating replies. Here’s a flavour of what respondents said:

Maribel L.: First sonogram of my little bean, who we then lost. Completely solidified when I saw my 26 weeker grow in an incubator. I saw his eyelashes grow out during his stay. You can’t convince me that is NOT a person in the womb, no matter the gestational age.

Chad K.: Science made me change my mind.

KC K.: Hearing conversion stories from former abortionists, especially Dr Bernard Nathanson.

Lynn W.: Found out how MANY abortions were done, and then decided one was too many, after befriending numerous women who experienced long-lasting trauma from their abortions.

William A.: Their rhetoric is convincing if you don’t think about it. The “abortions will still happen even if you make them illegal” was convincing to me for a long time till I realized if we apply that logic equally nothing may as well be illegal.

Lisa D.: When safe, legal, and rare became commonplace, desirable, and celebrated.

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New exposé from Center for Medical Progress about dark and grotesque experiments on aborted babies ()
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A new video from the Center for Medical Progress exposes the dark and grotesque experiments taking place at the University of Pittsburgh involving scalping five-month aborted babies and implanting their scalps onto rodents.

The revelations have prompted political leaders in Pennsylvania to demand an investigation into what’s been reported and there have been calls for the university to immediately suspend its experiments using aborted baby body parts.

In a statement, the Center for Medical Progress said: “Publicly available information demonstrates that Pitt [University of Pittsburgh] hosts some of the most barbaric experiments carried out on aborted human infants, including scalping 5-month-old aborted fetuses to stitch onto lab rats.”

The information comes from a study that University of Pittsburgh researchers published in September 2020 in the journal “Scientific Reports.” It describes how scientists used scalps from aborted babies to create “humanized” mice and rats to study the human immune system.

Along with the study, the researchers published photos of their experiment – horrific images that show tufts of babies’ hair growing on the rodents.

The Center for Medical Progress, headed by David Daleiden, has been to the forefront in recent years in exposing Planned Parenthood and others regarding the sale of body parts of aborted babies to researchers without informing the mothers of the babies what they intended to use the remains of the baby for after the abortion.

The latest disclosures from the Center for Medical Progress also suggests that the University of Pittsburgh and the local Planned Parenthood clinic, which supplies aborted baby body parts, may be involved in an “illegal quid pro quo” partnership.

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Register now for our PLC Network Webinar with special guests Lynn Coles and Bernadette Goulding of Women Hurt TOMORROW ()
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Join Our PLC Network Webinar with special guests Lynn Coles and Bernadette Goulding of Women Hurt who will share how post-abortion recovery and healng is possible from 11AM to 12NOON TOMORROW

The webinar will also include a grassroots activists panel discussion!

Participation is free but pre-registration is essential.

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Register Now for Communications Workshop with Wendy Grace taking place on the 19th of May ()
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Want to learn how to explain the pro-life position and answer challenging questions?

Our next online Communications Workshop takes place: Wednesday 19th May 2021 and will be hosted by Wendy Grace.

The event will take place from 8.30PM – 9.30PM.

The event is free but pre-registration is essential. Participation is limited to 20 people.

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Job opportunity with Community Connect ()
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Community Connect has an exciting new job opportunity at our Dublin hub!

We are seeking an organised, pro-active person to join our team and co-ordinate the activities of our Dublin operation.

You would:
* Work 20 hours per week
* Have your own transport
* Be available to work from our Tallaght hub 1-2 days per week
* Have good communication skills
* Have basic email and spreadsheet skills
* Be pro-active in co-ordinating and mobilising our volunteer activities in Dublin
* Have good leadership skills and be able to motivate a team
* Be available for an initial 6 month timeframe

If you want to find out more, drop Elaine an email at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

We look forward to hearing from you!
The Pro Life Campaign Needs YOU! - Please take our Change Begins With You! Survey ()
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The Pro Life Campaign needs you! Your skills, knowledge and commitment can help us to work towards a brighter future.

Please take a moment to fill in our survey
and remember - Change Begins With YOU!

Survey Link Here ([link removed])

The aim of this campaign is to encourage people to get involved with the PLC. We really need your help with this.

We are looking for some motivational videos and pictures. If you could take a few minutes today or tomorrow to do any of the following this would really help make a difference

- TAKE A SHORT VIDEO of yourself (20 Seconds max) telling people why you are pro-life or your favourite pro-life quote and encouraging other people to get involved - finish with the words "Change begins with you"

and/or

- TAKE A SELFIE of yourself holding up a homemade sign with the words "Change begins with You!"

Please text or whatsapp 0868246507, or send by email to
[email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
APPLY NOW - Virtual Internship with the PLC ()

Would you like to experience working with a pro-active Human Rights organisation?

If you would like, APPLY HERE ([link removed]) to our exciting virtual intern programme for students!
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Participants on the programme will have an opportunity to network with other young people and develop skills in advocacy, campaign management and project planning.

Internships run for one-week periods and are suitable for second level (Transition year or older) and third level students.

Each intern will do 4 hours supervised work each day and will be working on areas such as social media, contact with members of the movement nationwide, project planning and contributing to support work for women and their babies.

Internships are not paid, however expenses will be covered.

If you or a family member is interested, please complete the below form and we will be in touch with you presently. Placements are subject to availability.

Thank you!

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