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Stephen Donnelly admits he ignored Garda advice and instead took guidance from radical pro-abortion group on introduction of exclusion zones & more!đŁ
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| Subject | Stephen Donnelly admits he ignored Garda advice and instead took guidance from radical pro-abortion group on introduction of exclusion zones & more!đŁ |
| Date | July 29, 2022 8:01 AM |
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READ: Stephen Donnelly admits he ignored Garda advice and instead took guidance from radical pro-abortion group on introduction of exclusion zones (#1)
READ: RTĂâs latest interviewing trick on abortion (#2)
GET INVOLVED: Loveboth 5K Your Way to support women in unplanned pregnancies and new mothers in need (#LB5K)
REGISTER NOW: Upcoming PLC Network Communications Workshop: Communicating the pro-life message: Ireland's spiralling abortion figuresâ (#workshop)
SAVE THE DATE: MARCH FOR LIFE DUBLIN, SATURDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER
ACTION ALERT: Send ready-to-go message to your local TDs on the link between âDIYâ home abortions and coercive abortion
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Stephen Donnelly admits he ignored Garda advice and instead took guidance from radical pro-abortion group on introduction of exclusion zones ()
Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly ()
The Cabinet approved plans on Wednesday to introduce Exclusion Zones (so-called âSafe Access Zonesâ) to ban peaceful pro-life protests close to abortion facilities.
The move sets a very dangerous precedent for denying freedom of speech and the right to peaceful assembly in public areas. It is a wholly disproportionate response to the risk that a tiny number of people may at some point in the future engage in harassing behaviour near a facility where abortions are performed.
Were such incidents to occur, the authorities already have wide-ranging powers to deal with the situation under existing public order laws. Senior members of An Garda SĂochĂĄna have repeatedly made this point clear to the Minister for Health, yet he and his government colleagues persist in pressing ahead with their regressive and draconian proposal, for no other reason than to appease a group of radical pro-abortion campaigners who have lobbied non-stop for such a law.
Minister Donnelly acknowledged in the Seanad as recently as 10th February that introducing such a law "pushes up against civil liberties". He also openly admitted that he was ignoring the advice of An Garda SĂochĂĄna and instead taking guidance on the matter from radical pro-abortion groups like Together for Safety.
Together for Safety it should be noted has an appalling record when it comes to making accurate public statements. Last year, the UL Hospitals Group was forced to take the unusual step of issuing a statement refuting claims that there had been âintimidatoryâ anti-abortion protests outside its facilities.
It is disgraceful that the Minister for Health this week publicly thanked groups like Together for Safety in official press releases for âinforming the development of legislative proposalsâ. His public praise of these groups does at least give the game away on whatâs really driving the bill he plans to introduce.
The Government's exclusion zone proposal has nothing to do with public safety and everything to do with singling out a particular category of people, namely those who oppose abortion, and criminalising the expression of their views. The fact that citizens could be jailed under this new proposal for silently expressing a position in public is utterly alarming.
It is part of a worrying trend in suppressing freedom of expression and basic civil liberties in the name of public safety. Recently, in France, an ad showing happy children with Down syndrome was banned and deemed âinappropriateâ on the grounds that it was âlikely to disturb womenâ who had abortions. Where do we draw the line as a society? When politicians and most of the media are in lockstep on the issue of abortion, who calls them out when they demonise their opponents and join forces to introduce draconian measures to suppress the freedom of expression of those they happen to disagree with? Where are all the civil libertarians speaking up? Where are all the measured voices of reason? Itâs a legitimate question to raise.
We have reached a point in this country where the Minister for Health is taking his guidance on the issue of exclusion zones from pro-abortion groups whose claims have been totally discredited. Thatâs no way to operate in a supposedly functioning democracy. The Governmentâs âexclusion zoneâ bill is not a step forward for civility and safety, but rather a retrograde step backwards. It is a proposal that must be strenuously opposed.
In a statement on Wednesday, Councillor Sarah O'Reilly of AontĂș described the Governmentâs plans as totally undemocratic and unworkable and called on them to abandon the proposal and consider the ramifications and dangerous precedent it would set if they pressed ahead.
RTĂâs latest interviewing trick on abortion ()
Senator RĂłnĂĄn Mullen (left), Presenter Sarah McInerney (centre), Dr Mary Favier (right) ()
On Wednesday, RTĂâs Drivetime interviewed Senator RĂłnĂĄn Mullen about the Cabinet decision that day to proceed with legislation banning peaceful pro-life protests in the vicinity of abortion facilities.
Before Senator Mullen was introduced on the programme, presenter Sarah McInerney interviewed pro-abortion campaigner Dr Mary Favier.
Dr Favier was given a soft interview with no challenging questions in keeping with how RTĂ treats abortion supporters. At the end of the interview though, Ms McInerney announced that Dr Favier would be staying on the line to respond to whatever Senator Mullen had to say.
Itâs important to note that Ms McInerney did not open things up to a debate between her two guests. She simply kept Dr Favier on the line to ensure she got the last word.
It is a well established ploy of pro-abortion campaigners ever since 2018 not to directly engage in on air debates with pro-life representatives as many of these same activists talk about the issue as settled and beyond debate. It is not clear whether Dr Favier refused to debate Senator Mullen but whether she did or didnât she was given preferential treatment by RTĂ.
Dr Favier used her final intervention on the programme to dismiss many of the claims made by Senator Mullen, including taking issue with his claim that abortion numbers have risen sharply since the law changed in 2019. The claims in turn that Dr Favier made about the latest abortion figures were grossly misleading but when Senator Mullen tried to interject, his line was already cut and listeners to the programme would not have even been aware that he tried to challenge the false claims being made.
Itâs just the latest trick in RTĂâs shoddy and despicable treatment of the abortion issue. They have no standards anymore when it comes to fairness and objectivity.
Get Involved Today with the Loveboth 5K Your Way to support women in unplanned pregnancies and new mothers in need ()
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Support mums and babies this summer with LoveBoth 5k Your Way.
Taking part is easy and fun, whether you decide to walk, run, cycle or swim! All the funds raised will be used to fund our initiatives to support women in unplanned pregnancy and new mothers in need.
Just remember to tell your family and friends about your plans and ask them to sponsor you. You might also encourage others to sign up!
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Upcoming PLC Network Communications Workshop: Communicating the pro-life message: Ireland's spiralling abortion figures ()
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Our next PLC Network Communications Workshop is fast approaching. The topic of this workshop will be Communicating the pro-life message: Ireland's spiralling abortion figures.
This workshop takes place Wednesday evening on the 10th August from 8-9pm online via Zoom.
Participation is free but pre-registration is essential. You can register instantly below.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Register Now ([link removed])
SAVE THE DATE: MARCH FOR LIFE DUBLIN, SATURDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER ()
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Send INSTANT ready-to-go message to your TDs asking them to urge Stephen Donnelly to immediately STOP telemedicine abortion ()
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The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly is expected to make a decision very soon on whether to end or sanction the continuation of telemedicine home abortions.
In a very distrubing new finding, 15% of women in the UK said they experienced pressure to go though with an abortion they didn't want to have.*
The HSE in Ireland recently acknowledged** that coercion is MORE likely to occur when abortions happen remotely.
Telemedicine abortion is anti-woman as well as anti-baby.
Take one minute to send an INSTANT message to your TDs asking them to urge the Minister for Health to immediately STOP telemedicine abortion now that Covid 19 measures have been eased in every other area.
You can send an instant message here ([link removed])
*The findings are contained in research conducted for BBC Radio 4
**In an answer to a Parliamentary Question from Carol Nolan TD on 3rd March 2022
APPLY NOW - Virtual Internship with the PLC (#1)
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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.
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29th July 2022
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In this issue:
READ: Stephen Donnelly admits he ignored Garda advice and instead took guidance from radical pro-abortion group on introduction of exclusion zones (#1)
READ: RTĂâs latest interviewing trick on abortion (#2)
GET INVOLVED: Loveboth 5K Your Way to support women in unplanned pregnancies and new mothers in need (#LB5K)
REGISTER NOW: Upcoming PLC Network Communications Workshop: Communicating the pro-life message: Ireland's spiralling abortion figuresâ (#workshop)
SAVE THE DATE: MARCH FOR LIFE DUBLIN, SATURDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER
ACTION ALERT: Send ready-to-go message to your local TDs on the link between âDIYâ home abortions and coercive abortion
APPLY NOW: Virtual Internship with the PLC (#VS)
Stephen Donnelly admits he ignored Garda advice and instead took guidance from radical pro-abortion group on introduction of exclusion zones ()
Minister of Health Stephen Donnelly ()
The Cabinet approved plans on Wednesday to introduce Exclusion Zones (so-called âSafe Access Zonesâ) to ban peaceful pro-life protests close to abortion facilities.
The move sets a very dangerous precedent for denying freedom of speech and the right to peaceful assembly in public areas. It is a wholly disproportionate response to the risk that a tiny number of people may at some point in the future engage in harassing behaviour near a facility where abortions are performed.
Were such incidents to occur, the authorities already have wide-ranging powers to deal with the situation under existing public order laws. Senior members of An Garda SĂochĂĄna have repeatedly made this point clear to the Minister for Health, yet he and his government colleagues persist in pressing ahead with their regressive and draconian proposal, for no other reason than to appease a group of radical pro-abortion campaigners who have lobbied non-stop for such a law.
Minister Donnelly acknowledged in the Seanad as recently as 10th February that introducing such a law "pushes up against civil liberties". He also openly admitted that he was ignoring the advice of An Garda SĂochĂĄna and instead taking guidance on the matter from radical pro-abortion groups like Together for Safety.
Together for Safety it should be noted has an appalling record when it comes to making accurate public statements. Last year, the UL Hospitals Group was forced to take the unusual step of issuing a statement refuting claims that there had been âintimidatoryâ anti-abortion protests outside its facilities.
It is disgraceful that the Minister for Health this week publicly thanked groups like Together for Safety in official press releases for âinforming the development of legislative proposalsâ. His public praise of these groups does at least give the game away on whatâs really driving the bill he plans to introduce.
The Government's exclusion zone proposal has nothing to do with public safety and everything to do with singling out a particular category of people, namely those who oppose abortion, and criminalising the expression of their views. The fact that citizens could be jailed under this new proposal for silently expressing a position in public is utterly alarming.
It is part of a worrying trend in suppressing freedom of expression and basic civil liberties in the name of public safety. Recently, in France, an ad showing happy children with Down syndrome was banned and deemed âinappropriateâ on the grounds that it was âlikely to disturb womenâ who had abortions. Where do we draw the line as a society? When politicians and most of the media are in lockstep on the issue of abortion, who calls them out when they demonise their opponents and join forces to introduce draconian measures to suppress the freedom of expression of those they happen to disagree with? Where are all the civil libertarians speaking up? Where are all the measured voices of reason? Itâs a legitimate question to raise.
We have reached a point in this country where the Minister for Health is taking his guidance on the issue of exclusion zones from pro-abortion groups whose claims have been totally discredited. Thatâs no way to operate in a supposedly functioning democracy. The Governmentâs âexclusion zoneâ bill is not a step forward for civility and safety, but rather a retrograde step backwards. It is a proposal that must be strenuously opposed.
In a statement on Wednesday, Councillor Sarah O'Reilly of AontĂș described the Governmentâs plans as totally undemocratic and unworkable and called on them to abandon the proposal and consider the ramifications and dangerous precedent it would set if they pressed ahead.
RTĂâs latest interviewing trick on abortion ()
Senator RĂłnĂĄn Mullen (left), Presenter Sarah McInerney (centre), Dr Mary Favier (right) ()
On Wednesday, RTĂâs Drivetime interviewed Senator RĂłnĂĄn Mullen about the Cabinet decision that day to proceed with legislation banning peaceful pro-life protests in the vicinity of abortion facilities.
Before Senator Mullen was introduced on the programme, presenter Sarah McInerney interviewed pro-abortion campaigner Dr Mary Favier.
Dr Favier was given a soft interview with no challenging questions in keeping with how RTĂ treats abortion supporters. At the end of the interview though, Ms McInerney announced that Dr Favier would be staying on the line to respond to whatever Senator Mullen had to say.
Itâs important to note that Ms McInerney did not open things up to a debate between her two guests. She simply kept Dr Favier on the line to ensure she got the last word.
It is a well established ploy of pro-abortion campaigners ever since 2018 not to directly engage in on air debates with pro-life representatives as many of these same activists talk about the issue as settled and beyond debate. It is not clear whether Dr Favier refused to debate Senator Mullen but whether she did or didnât she was given preferential treatment by RTĂ.
Dr Favier used her final intervention on the programme to dismiss many of the claims made by Senator Mullen, including taking issue with his claim that abortion numbers have risen sharply since the law changed in 2019. The claims in turn that Dr Favier made about the latest abortion figures were grossly misleading but when Senator Mullen tried to interject, his line was already cut and listeners to the programme would not have even been aware that he tried to challenge the false claims being made.
Itâs just the latest trick in RTĂâs shoddy and despicable treatment of the abortion issue. They have no standards anymore when it comes to fairness and objectivity.
Get Involved Today with the Loveboth 5K Your Way to support women in unplanned pregnancies and new mothers in need ()
[link removed]
Support mums and babies this summer with LoveBoth 5k Your Way.
Taking part is easy and fun, whether you decide to walk, run, cycle or swim! All the funds raised will be used to fund our initiatives to support women in unplanned pregnancy and new mothers in need.
Just remember to tell your family and friends about your plans and ask them to sponsor you. You might also encourage others to sign up!
How you can support this initiative
* REGISTER ([link removed]) and receive your free LoveBoth T-Shirt and sponsorship pack
* SPONSOR ([link removed]) support those taking part by sponsoring
* DONATE ([link removed]) to support this important work
Upcoming PLC Network Communications Workshop: Communicating the pro-life message: Ireland's spiralling abortion figures ()
[link removed]
Our next PLC Network Communications Workshop is fast approaching. The topic of this workshop will be Communicating the pro-life message: Ireland's spiralling abortion figures.
This workshop takes place Wednesday evening on the 10th August from 8-9pm online via Zoom.
Participation is free but pre-registration is essential. You can register instantly below.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Register Now ([link removed])
SAVE THE DATE: MARCH FOR LIFE DUBLIN, SATURDAY 17TH SEPTEMBER ()
[link removed]
Send INSTANT ready-to-go message to your TDs asking them to urge Stephen Donnelly to immediately STOP telemedicine abortion ()
[link removed]
The Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly is expected to make a decision very soon on whether to end or sanction the continuation of telemedicine home abortions.
In a very distrubing new finding, 15% of women in the UK said they experienced pressure to go though with an abortion they didn't want to have.*
The HSE in Ireland recently acknowledged** that coercion is MORE likely to occur when abortions happen remotely.
Telemedicine abortion is anti-woman as well as anti-baby.
Take one minute to send an INSTANT message to your TDs asking them to urge the Minister for Health to immediately STOP telemedicine abortion now that Covid 19 measures have been eased in every other area.
You can send an instant message here ([link removed])
*The findings are contained in research conducted for BBC Radio 4
**In an answer to a Parliamentary Question from Carol Nolan TD on 3rd March 2022
APPLY NOW - Virtual Internship with the PLC (#1)
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!
[link removed]
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!
Apply Now by filling in the application form ([link removed])
Follow us on social media!
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
[link removed]
mailto:[email protected]
[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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