pro life campaign ireland newsletter - birthright november 2008

8/9/2019 Pro Life Campaign Ireland Newsletter - Birthright November 2008

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Localand European lections re onlymonths way, etwe sti l ldon'tknowwhere he Government tands n protecting umanembryos.Before oting n June,we are enti t ledo knowwhether r not heGovernments committedo protecting umanembryos gainstbeingki l led.t 'sgoing o influence ow we vote.Following ublicationf the Report rom he Government ppointedCommissionn AssistedHumanReproductionCAHR),MinisterMaryHarneynstructed fficialso draft he headsof a Bil lon the ssue.The unrepresentativeAHR,with Dr DeirdreMadden s a member,called or legislationo allowdestructiveesearch n livinghumanembryos.University ol legeCork ecently pproved esearch sing temcellsobtained y destroying umanembryos, s recommendedy i tsResearch thicsBoard, lsochaired y DeirdreMadden.Minister arney ppointed eirdreMadden o the MedicalCouncil ,whereshechairs hecrucialEthicsCommittee.TheGovernmenthouldend he covert horeographyf legislativehangeand akecharge f the ssue. t 's ime o show eadership ndstopoutsourcingecisionmaking n suchvitalmatterso unaccountableuangos.In the comingmonths,he Pro-Life ampaign il lsignificantlyxpand tscampaign,Y**,. ,!:te,x,,!,life;s,Js* i ls Fi'+i+ci ir*l** ji*. There s a politicaldividendor Parties ommittedo protecting umanembryos.Afteral l , t is research singethical ly rocured temcells, btainedwithout i l l ing umanembryos, hich s truly cutting dge"and indingcures orchronic iseases nd disabil i t ies.

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The recent uccessn blockinghe extension f the 1967British bortion ct o Northernrelandwas a stunning chievement.he hreat osed o theprovince'sro-l i feawsshould otbeunderestimated.ix radical ro-abortion estminster Ps, n particular,orked or monthsto have he 67Act mposed n the North.But n a remarkablehowof strength nd unity, ol i t icians,othnationalistnd unionist, longwithChurch eaders nd ndividualsutany differenceso one sideand worked irelesslyodefendNorthernreland's ro-l i fe thos.The extension f theAct wouldhaveveryserious onsequencesor he right-to-l i fe,ot ust n theNorth , u talsohere n he Republ ic.n Br i ta in , bor t ions egal n demand pto24 weeks ntopregnancy nd up to birthwhere he unbornbabyhas even he slightest isabi l i ty.Many ndividualsndgroups ontributedo thevictory ut hosedeserving f specialmentionnclude:Bernadettemyth f Prec ious i fe ; e f f rey onaldson P (DUP);r isRobinson P (DUP);Pat RamseyMLA SDLP); ynnColes,SilentNo More;LordDavidAltonof Liverpool ndPhyl l is owman, ight o L i fe ,Br i ta in .

September th marked he 25thAnniversaryf the 1983Pro-Life mendment hen he rishoeoole oted o insertArticle 0.3.3 nto he Consti tution,rotectinghe unbornchildand safeguardinghe ivesof expectantmothers.LordDavidAltonof Liverpool as he special uestspeakerat the Pro-L i fe ampaign vent n Dubl in ,mark ingheoccasion.In his address, ordAlton eflected n the nternationalsignificancef theAmendment nd how t can be proactivelybu i l t n to br ing bout moreauthent icndcar ingoro-l i fe ulture.

Lord A l t on o f L i ve rpoo laddress ing he recen lPro -L i f eCampa ign ga t her ing n Dub l i n .


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Fre*fu*feF{er* Wins Sil3rmpx* filedm$ln 2004,U.K.Olympian ashaDanvers-Smithacrif iced erspotat the SummerOlympicsnAthens o shecouldbringher hen-unbornaby o term.Fouryears ater, er i tt le oy nspiredherall heway o hepodiumn hewomen's 00-metreurdle vent t he2008SummerOlympicsn Bei j ing.Afterdiscoveringhewas pregnantn 2004,Danvers-Smith adea jointdecision ithher husband nd coach,Darrel l ,o puther baby's i feaheadof herdreamof competingn thesummergames n Athens. t the ime,some n the sports ommunity rgedTasha,outedas one of the U.K.'sbestchancesor a goldmedal, o abortherbaby, nd he media hastisedherwhenshedidnot .Fouryears ater, fterbalancing erschedule etweenhe newestmemberof her amilyand rainingor he 400-metre urdle, asha ana personalbest n Beij ing, oodenough or he bronzemedal.She alsoscoredtremendousictory n championing uman ifeand proved ercri t icswrong. TashaDanvers-Smith t theSummerOlympicsn Bei j ing

A leadingBritish cientists leavingEnglando work n France fterclaiminghat Brit ishscience ives oo muchpriori tyo embryoexperimentationver moreethical" l ternatives.ColinMcGuckin, rofessor f regenerative edicine t Newcastle niversity,el ieveshatmore unding houldbe given o workwithadultstemcells.He is quitt ing fter ust hreeyears,witha number f his senior ol leagues,o go toan insti tuten Lyons.McGuckin as partof the irst eam o grow iver issueusingadultstemcells aken romumbil ical ordblood.He toldTimesHigherEducationhat a vastamountof money n the U.K. rom he governmenthasgone ntoembryonic temcellresearch ithnot onepatient aving een reated,o thedetriment f [researchnto]adultstemcells,whichhas beenseverely nder unded."The Government ereshouldbe trying o attract cientists f the calibre f ProfessorMcGuckinto operaten lreland nstead f f unding deological lyrivenbodies hat recommend estructiveembryo esearch.

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F*y**rf**sxc Su!$etin rm$ses#*ffi##trres mhcre* mhmr$#ffiThe editorialn the current dit ion f the prestigious sychiatric ul letin' elcomeshe recent tatementfrom he RoyalCollege f PsychiatristsUK)'warning f the possible egative ffects f abortionorwomen.The editorial otes hat he statement contrasts tarklywith he confident tatementmade bythe RoyalCollege f Psychiatristsn 1994",whichendorsed bortion. he editorial lso aises eriousquestions bout he usti f icationf Britain's bortionaws,basedon psychiatricrounds.The recent tances dopted y these wo professionalodieswouldbe unheard f only enyearsago.It s a signof how muchhaschanged n recent imes.The ncreasing umber f studies howing henegative ffectsof abortion or womencannotcontinue o be ignoredby Stateagencies, uch asthe CrisisPregnancy gency.' Psychiatric Bulletin (2008), 2, 321 324.doi: 10.1 92lpb.bp.108.021022'?Royal Gollege of Psychiatrists (2008)Position tatement n women'smentalhealth n relation o induced bodion.www. cpsych.ac.ldmembers/currentissues/mentalhealthandabonion.aspx

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