ProLife.ie - We are an education and awareness organisation committed to the promotion of the culture of life.

MP Demands Inquiry into IVF Dangers

Posted on 16/05/2012 to
International News - Bioethics | Britain | Health | IVF |

A British MP is demanding a Government inquiry into the safety of a form of IVF (in vitro fertilisation) which has been linked with a higher risk of birth defects. More than 20,000 couples

Chilean Study Proves Abortion Not the Answer to Maternal Mortality

Posted on 11/05/2012 to
International News - Abortion | Health | Latin America |

A scientific analysis of 50 years of data on maternal mortality in Chile has found that the most important factor in reducing maternal mortality is the educational level of women. “Educating

Mexican Nonuplet Pregnancy Highlights IVF Danger

Posted on 08/05/2012 to
International News - Health | IVF | Latin America | Pregnancy |

A Mexican woman is pregnant with nine babies—six girls and three boys—as a result of in vitro fertilisation. The woman was identified as Karla Vanessa Perez of the northeastern

Concerns over British Maternity Care as Deaths Rise

Posted on 04/05/2012 to
International News - Britain | Health | Pregnancy |

The number of women dying in childbirth in Britain has risen dramatically as maternity units struggle to cope with rising numbers of older mothers and more complex cases, research has found. A stud

IVF Linked to Childhood Cancer, Other Problems

Posted on 30/04/2012 to
International News - Bioethics | Health | IVF |

Fertility-boosting drugs could more than double the risk of subsequent offspring developing childhood leukaemia, academics have warned. And other studies have found that the incidence of birth defe

French Bioethics Committee Backs Cord Blood Banks

Posted on 24/04/2012 to
International News - Europe | Health | Stem Cells |

France’s national bioethics committee has recommended the establishment of umbilical cord blood banks run on the basis of altruistic donation. The ethical committee’s experts believe su

US Abortion Group Targets British Medical Students Too

Posted on 23/04/2012 to
International News - Abortion | Health |

The US group trying to recruit Irish medical students to train as abortionists, is also p

'Morning After' Pill Courier Service Launched in Britain

Posted on 18/04/2012 to
International News - Britain | Health | Sexual Ethics |

A British website is offering the “morning after” pill to be delivered by courier within hours, bypassing women’s doctors. Critics argue that it will encourage under age sex by ma

Ethical Stem Cells Advance Against Cystic Fibrosis

Posted on 13/04/2012 to
International News - Health | Stem Cells | United States |

Harvard stem cell researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have taken a critical step toward discovering in the relatively near future a drug to control cystic fibrosis (CF), a fatal lun

Nearly 900 NZ Women Injured in Botched Abortions

Posted on 11/04/2012 to
International News - Abortion | Health | New Zealand |

A total of 877 women were admitted to hospital in New Zealand between 2009 and 2011 for the treatment of complications following abortions. The total number of bed-days totalled 1047. The statistic