We have received an urgent request from friends of an expectant mother, Mary (not her real name). Mary is 5 months pregnant and has a malignant brain tumour that must be removed in order to save he
We have received an urgent request from friends of an expectant mother, Mary (not her real name). Mary is 5 months pregnant and has a malignant brain tumour that must be removed in order to save he
Watching internet pornography can initiate teenagers into early sexual behaviour, according to an eminent Irish psychiatrist. Many teenage girls, and probably most teenage boys, will view pornograp
The appointment of an ‘expert group’ to consider the options available to the Irish government in responding to the ABC decision of the European Court of Human Rights presents an opport
Two Fine Gael Ministers have said they have no plans for legislation to allow for the adoption of children by same-sex couples—despite pre-election commitments from their Coalition partner La
A new legal document, the Statement of Law against Abortion and Child Destruction in Northern Ireland, was launched at Stormont last week. The event was hosted by the All Party Pro-Life Gr
One of the topics discussed on RTÉ television’s popular Late Late Show last week was infertility and responses to it. The programme seemed designed to promote IVF and to discr
Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin has appealed to parishes and communities to respond to the care needs of the sick and elderly who are affected by Government cutbacks in the social services. In
Irish internet providers have criticised a decision by their counterparts in the UK to restrict access to internet pornography. Under a new scheme introduced last year aimed at protecting children
Legal guarantees on the right to life of the unborn given to Ireland ahead of the second vote on the Lisbon Treaty will have the full force of European law as a result of Croatia’
At present, there is no law regulating assisted human reproduction (AHR) in Ireland. An estimated 500 children are born here each year as a result of donor gametes which are mostly sourced from abr
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