News, Event Registration and Much More!

9th September 2022
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READ: (#r1) March for Life next week!! - See confirmed line-up of speakers (#r1)

STUDENTS (#r2) : Social event for students after March for Life! (#r2)

ACTION ALERT: 🗣️ 🎨🖌️Call to Pro Life Families 👩‍👧‍👦: Order your FREE homemade Poster kits for March For Life TODAY (#r3)

READ: (#DIY) Britain’s new Health Secretary has an excellent pro-life voting record (#DIY)

REGISTER NOW: Upcoming PLC Network Webinar: Focusing on the future of the Pro Life Movement with Special Guest Eden McCourt of Abortion Resistance UK (#Webinar)

STUDENTS: Calling all next generation pro-life leaders: Future Leaders Programme applications are now open! (#FLP)

GET INVOLVED: Loveboth 5K Your Way to support women in unplanned pregnancies and new mothers in need (#LB5K)

INVITATION: Ceiliúradh Cois Life Annual fundraising dinner for pro-life education with guest speaker Professor William Binchy (#cccl)

ACTION ALERT: Send ready-to-go message to your local TDs on the link between ‘DIY’ home abortions and coercive abortion (#VPC)

APPLY NOW: Virtual Internship with the PLC (#VS)
March for Life next week!! - See confirmed line-up of speakers ()
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We are delighted to announce the line-up of speakers for next weekend’s March for Life in Dublin.

Autumn Lindsey, spokesperson for Students for Life of America will give the keynote address. Rachel Mackenzie will share her personal story about how abortion impacted her life and the need for changes to be made to ensure women are fully informed about positive alternatives prior to any abortion taking place.

We are also thrilled to confirm that Carol Nolan TD, Dr Brendan Crowley, Katie Ascough and Jessica Tear will also be addressing the March.

The timing of the March on Saturday 17th September is particularly important as it coincides with the Government’s 3-Year Review of the abortion law nearing its end. We are asking families and pro-life supporters of all ages to join us on the 17th where we’ll unite with pro-life Oireachtas members to press the Government for proper representation for the pro-life viewpoint at the decision making table, to make way for policies that will help reduce Ireland’s spiralling abortion rate.

The March starts at the University Church side of Stephen’s Green at 2.30pm sharp and we’ll march from there to Leinster House.

Please keep spreading the word and encourage friends and loved ones to accompany you to this family friendly event that’s taking place at such an important time for the pro-life issue.

We look forward very much to seeing you there!

Read more and pre-register on www.marchforlife.ie
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Autumn Lindsey ()
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Autumn Lindsey is the keynote speaker at next weekend’s March for Life in Dublin. She first came to prominence in 2017 when she made a rebuttal video that was watched by millions in response to a Teen Vogue article promoting abortion.

Today, she works as a spokesperson for Students for Life of America and was a regular contributor to TV and radio debates in the US in recent months after the overturning of Roe v Wade. She also hosts a popular online show called Unapologetic, that informs and educates a new generation pro-life activists on how to articulate the pro-life message with love and strength.
Social event for students after March for Life! ()
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There is a special social event planned for students immediately after the March for Life on the 17th of September. It will be super opportunity for young pro-life volunteers to get together and a chance to meet with the keynote speaker at the March, Autumn Lindsey, spokesperson for Students for Life of America.

We are also encouraging younger members of the movement to volunteer on the day of the March to help out and ensure everything runs smoothly. If you are a student or young volunteer in the movement and would like to help on the day and attend the social event afterwards, take a minute to sign up here ([link removed]) .

If you are the parent, relative or friend of a young person that might be interested in helping out and attending the social event after the March, please let him or her know and point them to where they can sign up.
🗣️ 🎨🖌️Call to Pro Life Families 👩‍👧‍👦: Order your FREE homemade Poster kits for March For Life TODAY ()
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We are asking pro-life families to turn out in full for the March for Life on 17th September to ensure it is a big success. We want it to be an event with lots of variety and colour to send a strong united pro-life message to those in power.

To this end, we are encouraging families with young children and teenagers to create their own homemade posters to bring to the event.

If you or your family would like to be part of this effort, please let us know and we will send you a FREE poster kit and a few tips and suggestions.

Order Your FREE Poster Kit Here ([link removed])

In the meantime, could you help us promote the event in your area? We need your help to ensure this event is a great success. Could you take a moment to order some leaflets today ([link removed]) to spread among friends, families or at your church gate? You can order a leaflet and poster pack instantly now.

We are also looking for volunteers ([link removed]) to help us on the day. We will need assistance with handing out placards, blowing up balloons, face-painting and other tasks. If you can assist on the day, please let us know and we will be in touch.

We look forward to seeing you there and thank you for your continued support!
Britain’s new Health Secretary has an excellent pro-life voting record ()
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Britain’s new Health Secretary Thérèse Coffey ()

Thérèse Coffey, was named Britain’s new Health Secretary on Tuesday after Liz Truss succeeded Boris Johnson as Prime Minister. While she has an excellent pro-life voting record in parliament she has indicated that she will not use her position to usher in any changes to the law on abortion.

The media and pro-abortion organisations like the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) however were quick to denounce her appointment. BPAS chief executive Clare Murphy said: “To have a health secretary who would place their personal beliefs above expert clinical guidance is deeply concerning."

Since her election to parliament in 2010, Ms Coffey has voted for pro-life positions on 10 separate occasions. She voted against the imposition of abortion on Northern Ireland and was the primary sponsor of a motion in parliament to provide information to women prior to abortion on the possible mental health risks of an induced abortion. She also voted in favor of introducing independent abortion counselling services that would ban abortion providers from engaging in counselling women before an abortion.

Whenever politicians assume more powerful positions in parliament or government, it is regrettable that many cave to the pressures that come with their new job and abandon the principled stances they held on issues like abortion. Let’s hope and pray that Thérèse Coffey will withstand these pressures and stick to her principles when important decisions about life and death and the right to life are being made during her tenure in office.
Upcoming PLC Network Webinar: Focusing on the future of the Pro Life Movement with Special Guest Eden McCourt of Abortion Resistance UK ()
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Our next PLC Network Webinar is fast approaching. The topic of this webinar will be Focusing on the future of the Pro Life Movement with Special Guest Eden McCourt of Abortion Resistance UK.

This webinar takes place Tuesday evening on the 13th September from 7-8pm online via Zoom.

Participation is free but pre-registration is essential. You can register instantly below.

We look forward to seeing you there!

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Calling all next generation pro-life leaders: Future Leaders Programme applications are now open! ()
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We are emailing to invite you become part of the next generation of pro-life leaders in Ireland!

Applications are now open for the ninth course of the Future Leaders Programme, commencing on Monday 26th September at 7pm. There will be a combination of online and in person events, a day-long studio programme in Dublin, and a trip to Leinster House.

The course is designed specifically for the next generation of pro-life leaders, and students/young adults can apply for a free place on the 8 week course here ([link removed]) (deadline is Friday 16th September).

If you are aged between 18-35 and wish to apply to participate, please complete this application form ([link removed]) by Friday 16th September, and we will get back to you. If you know someone who might benefit from this course please forward this email to them.

There are 15 sponsored places available for suitable participants.

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!
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

Invitation to Ceiliúradh Cois Life Annual fundraising dinner for pro-life education with guest speaker Professor William Binchy ()
After a two year break, the sixth annual Ceiliúradh Cois Life dinner for pro-life education (co-hosted with Senator Rónán Mullen) will take place in the RDS Concert Hall, Merrion Road, Dublin 4 on Friday, 7th October at 7pm.

Our guest speaker this year is Professor Emeritus William Binchy of Trinity College Dublin. As well as being Regius Professor of Laws in TCD until 2012, William is an author of numerous legal textbooks, a former member of the Irish Human Rights Commission, a practising barrister and one of the leading voices in defence of the right to life of unborn children in Ireland since 1983.

The proceeds of the dinner will ensure the vital education and support work of the Pro Life Campaign can continue — assisting new mothers and those with unplanned pregnancy, and running educational programmes for young people in the pro-life movement on college campuses and through the Future Leaders Programme.

Due to an increase in costs (beyond our control), the price of a table of ten this year is €1,500. Individual tickets are €150 each. If you would like to join us on the evening, please email (mailto:[email protected]?subject=PLC%20Annual%20Dinner) to book a table or individual ticket.
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.

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*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!
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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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