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Government misrepresentsEU Vote on embryo researchTheGovernmentttemptedo downplayhe significancef itsrecent oteon embryo esearch t the EU Council f Ministers.Before he vote,MinisterMichedlMartin laimed e wasdefending'ethicalsubsidiarity'.n reality,hevotewas aboutwhether rnot EU axpayersincludingrish axpayers)houldbe forcedto fund researchhatrequiredhe deliberate estructionof humanembryos, nder heSeventh rameworkProgrammeFP7)on Development.

Behind ll thespin,MinisterMartin epeatedlyefusedo oinotherEU countries pposedo thefunding.Germany, oland, ustria,Malta,Slovakia, ithuania ndLuxembourgbjectedo thefunding, allingnsteador increasedupport or he ethically on-problematic,orepromisingdultstemcellresearch. nlikeothercountries,reland adno qualms boutdestroyingumanembryos.As a result, he outcomewas most unsatisfactory.he Councilof Ministers greed o fund researchon embryonic temcellsprovidedhe embryos re irstdestroyed y non-EU-fundedources.Taxpayers'money ay hen aMullybe spenton research sing hosestemcells.That s ethicalsubsidiarity'npractice othersdestroy heembryos,hen n ourname hb EU unds he research,hypocriticallyretending urhandsare clean, gnoringhe killing hatproducedhosestemcells.

Majority support legal protectionfor human embryoln July,heProLifeCampaignublishedhe results fa newopinion oll tcommissionednpublicattitudeso legalprotectionor humanembryos. hepollwascarried utby MillwardBrown/lMSndreadsas follows:"Currentlyexperimentationnvolving he destructionof humanembryosdoes not takeplace nlreland.Doyou think the Diil shouldenshrine he protectionof the humanembryo n law ornol?"55"/o f respondentsaid he D6ilshouldegislateo protecthe humanembryo, 4%disagreedand 31"/o id not knowor hadno opinion.Ot those who expressed an opinion 79olo antedthe embryo protectedby law and 21%did not.The results howsolidpublicbackingor legalprotectionf the humanembryo.It is nowup to the Governmento act on the ssueand bring orwardhe necessaryegislation.

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The latest elephone urveyon abortion ommissioned y the CrisisPregnancy gency CPA)claims hat64"kof the public aged18-64) egard bodion s acceptablen somecircumstances.The findings uncontrary o mostother recentpollson abortion.Givenhow the questions re framed he resultsare unsurprising.he questions n abortionmake no distinction etweenethical nterventionsn pregnancyo save he life of the motherand nduced bortion here he ifeof the unborn hild s directlyargeted. y gnoring uchcrucialdistinctionshe survey s effectivelymeaningless.Thoseadvocating bortionegislationre ntent n blurringmportant thical istinctions.There s a fundamental ifference etweenearlydelivery o protect he lifeof the mother(though he baby may notsurvive) nd abortion arriedou t with he intention f targetingthe lifeof the baby.Pollswhich akeaccountof thesedistinctions onsistentlyhowpro-lifemajorities. he CPAhasdeviated rom ts originalmandateand has become ittlemorethan a radical ampaigning ody,using axpayers'money o promoteabodion.

lnteresting quotes on abortion"l am a member af a group called Silent No More. of mostly women who say they regret theirabortion. I'm post-abartive sa t know this, when we abort the child. we violate his or her rights,we the mathers suffer tremendously, and our families sufter."DrAlveda rng. iece { murderedrv r ligh tseader evMar t in u ther ing r . NewsweekJanuary.005)

"l find it impossible to subscribe to a philosophy that believes that thedestruction af human life is a legitimate solution to a problem that is mostlysocial, economic and psychological. Every waman deserves better than abortion.and every child deserves a chance at life."Patncia eaton.wo-time mmyu;inner. es tknown or her roleas Debra n he hitCBS comedy.'EverybodyLovesRaymond. emin is tsorL i feSta tementApr i l . 004)

"There is something deeply moving about the image of a baby cocaoned inside the womb.When four-dimensionalscans first became available three years ago, I sat with parents whotrembled at the sight of their soon-to-be newborn. Advanced scanning means we have a windowon the secret lile of foetuses. At 1l weeks, we can see them yawn, and even fake sfeps.At 22 weeks, they begin to open their eyes. Between 20 and 24 weeks we watch as they seemto cry, smile and frown. Understandably, these incredible images have influenced the debateon abortion. I pioneered the 4-D scanning technique in the UK and it has certainly causedme to question my own opinions."Professor tuartCampbell.s a consu ltant t the CreateHealthClin ic, ondon. nd was headofObstetrics nd Gynaecologyt King'sCollege chool f Medicine. he DailyTelegraphOclober. 006)

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Publishedy heProLifeCampaign,34Gardiner i.eetUpper, ublin .Tel: 1-8748090ax: 1-8748094Email:rol i fe@indigo, ieWebsite: w.Piolif eampaign.ie

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Warnock advocates euthanasiawhen "you are a "burdentt!flaroness Warnock reasserfed her anti-life views in a question and answer sessionwith the lndependent of Londan. Warnack, whose l9B4 report led to the legal "regulation"of embryo experimentation n the UK, answered a range of questions an ethical lssrressuch as abortian, euthanasia and eugenics. When asked why ehe supported the rightfo assrsfed suicide she claimed she was "moved more by compassian than Feason."Sie said people shauld die when "yau are sure that you are a burden, and enjayno caff pensatory pleasures."ln 2004,Warnockwa s a special uestof the Commissionn Assisted umanReproductionCAHR)at a conferencen Dubl inCastle unded y the Government"he Independent,ondon July, 006)

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