pro life campaign newsletter - birthright spring 2004

8/9/2019 Pro Life Campaign Newsletter - Birthright Spring 2004

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-J irI SPBING SUMMER OO4ThePro Life Campaign sa non-denominational obbygroup, drawing ts supportfroma widecross-sectionof lrish society.

TheCampaign romotes

f'"-life education ndddfends uman ife at allstages rom conceptionto natural death.

It also campaigns orresources o support andassr'sf regnant womenand hose n need of

healing fter abortion.

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lVledical GouncilAgrees NewGuidelines

Gera ine 4artifddress 0a recenl rolf emeetng Buswell 'sotel ub .

TheMedical ouncilecentlypprovedtslatest dition

of A Guide o Ethical onduct, hichegulatesheconductand racticef hemedical rofessionor he erm f henew ouncil hePro-Lfe ampaign elcomedhe etention

ofexistinguidelinesrohibitinghe eliberateestructionfhuman mbryosuringhe ssistedhumaneproductionrocess.hePLC, owever,as aised eriousoncernst he Councilsdecisiono permithe oluntaryonationf surplus"mbryosoother ouples,s hismove

impiicitlyssumeshe egitimacyfembryoreezing,hichs ncompatibleith uman ignityand nevitablyeadso he toragefmore nd more urplusmbryos

Incontrast,talyecentlyassedegislationrovidingroper afeguardsn he rea f assistedhumaneproduction,he ew aw llowsertllityoctorso produce nlyhree uman mbryosper ttemptl n vitro nd tipulateshat llembryos roduced ust e mplantedn he mother,givinghem ll chance f ife he aw lso rohibitshe reezlng fembryos fter xistingstored mbryosn taly re sed y heir arentsrgivenoradoption rchbishoplio grecciaVice residentf he PontificalcademyorLife, aid hatwhilehenew talianaw s mperfect,

nonetheless,econcededtcould epraisedor ts estriclionsnpracticeseadingo hedestructionfhumanife

Thedecision f he Medical ounciln reland o effectivelyivehegreen ighto embryo reezingisdifficulto understandn hecontext f he espect or human ife hat s he hallmark f he otherguidelinesnd llpreviousuidelinest s also nfortunatehat heCouncilook tsdecisiontatime hen therurisdictionsre ssessinghenegat've ffectsfsuch racticeshathe'etoforedid ot ake ccount f he ights f he hildrennvo ed

WhenheCommissionnAssisted uman eproductionCAHR)ssuests ong waitedepofi

in henear uture,here ill ean onerousesponsibilityn he Governmento bringonrvardlegislationrotectingumanife rom tsearliesttages fdevelopmentnkeeping ithlreland'sonstitutionalrotections


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My Foetus - An lmportant Milestone?

Despitets bviousro hoicelant,he ecent hannel4ilmMyFoetus,resentedrathernterestrr.r

and evealinganative,he ocumentaryentredoundilmmaker ulia lack nd ow he egarquestioninger iews naborlionfter ecomingregnantor he econd ime t 21 , us t fterea'ri_lr

college he nded er rst regnancyabofton uring er econd regnancyowever,he oundt mpossibleto deny hehumanityfherunborn aby orcing er o ask undamental uestions boutheearlier bortion erpersonalourneynd trugglencomingo erms ith he bortionultureere ell ocumentedn he ilm ndall hemorenterestingivenhat lacks he aughterfDrTim lack ounderfMarle topesnternationalone f he world argest bortionrovidersrBlack lsooundedhe riginalublin ellWoman entre

Both idesn he boft ion ebate ave easono ake ssue ith spects f he ilm Yet t's ot ntirelyurprising

that he runt fcri|cism o a appears obe comingrom he ro-choiceide

In he ocumentary,lack sed pectacularltrasoundmagesaken uringer econd regnancynd dmittedthat hese cans fher nborn hild ad more rofoundmpact nhe r ecisionoquestionborlionhanthe anowingmages fabortedoetuseslso sed n he ilm

From pro'iife erspective,yFaetus as eftainlyar rom erfecttwas, owever, nextremelyripping

and otentiallyignificantroductionn hemannertchallengedhe pro-abortionosition,rguablyor he irsttime n Britishelevsionfnothinglse thighlightedhe dvancesn3D/4D ltrasoundechnology,nd evealedhow hesemages remakinghehetoric' cnoice opearncreasinglyacuousrd radequare

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Astudy f pregnancyelated eaths ublishedecentlynlheAnerican ournalofbstetrics ndGynaecologyAJOG),oundhemortalityate ssociatedith bortions 2 95 imes igher han hat

associatedit h regnanciesaniedo erm he tudyocussedn he ntireopulationfFrnnisht,tlomenged 5 49 between1987and 000 by inkingirth nd bortionecordsodeath ertificatesFinlandsuniquenhavingomprehensiveealthecords nal l ts itizens.


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Second Look Projectr Unveiling a New Vision

The econd ook roject an excitingew enturenvi|ngrish eopleo ake

fresh ok t how e approach nexpectedregnancynd ther ife eated ssues

Asa registered haritytsprimary im s o strengthen ubc awareness f he ntrinsic gni[t

and aue feach uman ife his als or ongerterm idereachingducationalnitiativeseparaterom olitica

and egal ampaigns he utreach nvisagedy heSecond ook rojectangesrom inema dveftisements

and i board ampaignso nitiativesor oung eople tpost rimary vel nd tudentsn hirdeve olleges

Tfe Second ook rolectscurrentlyoldingresentationsroundhe ountry,oshare ith uppodersome

of he deas ehindhe roject,ha tt s ryingodo and ow t s hopedoset bout chievings goals

For more nformation about Second Look Project ntroductorypresentations cheduled o take place n your area call:01-8727923

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The Right to Choose Gensorship!

As ecenty eporled Bidhrightient oN/oresa new roup rgansed heUnited tates

to hgh ght omen's egatrvexperiencesfabortionn ecent onths hey'veosted number

ofsuccessfuiationwideymposlaringlngogetherundredsfwomen, ho p unti owrad rdrredhe nolio^alar0rysra air laborlionlore l-ro.rdeonsecrectlrd ilerce

As he uccess fSient o Nloreontlnuesogainmomentumhere evldenceha t he ro boftion

movementsbecoming ore ndmore oncernedta recenteminlstalyn WashingtonC emtntgroups ucceedednpreventnglent oMorerom eing rantednofficalermittoarticipateommenting

on he engthsome bortiondvocatesre reparedogo osuppresshe ruth bout bofion, ilent oNlore

President eorgette orey ad: "lt's ironic hat they are marching o protect women's ight to chooseand at the same ime working to deny us our right to talk about he pain abortion caused us.

Weare the faces of the choice hey promote."


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Deputy hailpeconNlal Verror

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LegalConsultantCaro e Snrons

SecretaryJohf Be i

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