The Pro Life Campaign Pre-Budget Submission 2026 has been delivered to the Department of Finance.
It makes several policy recommendations to the Government, including giving urgent consideration to putting in place long overdue supports for women in unplanned pregnancies that focus on keeping the baby rather than abortion, and instigating pro-family initiatives to help offset some of the challenges encountered by expanding families.
As well as investment in supports focussed on the continuation of pregnancy, the submission calls for resources to be set aside to promote contemporary models of adoption, for the proper resourcing of perinatal palliative care where the unborn baby may have a life-limiting condition, and the recommencement of support for counselling agencies that provide a life-affirming service to women, including easily accessible practical information on financial entitlements and baby essentials should the woman decide to continue with the pregnancy.
The submission states that in “a representative democracy, the State must recognise its responsibility when funding public policy to take into account the views of all citizens, including the considerable proportion of the electorate (over one-third) who voted No to abortion in 2018 and the large majority as evidenced in opinion polls who support the idea of women being informed about alternatives prior to an abortion taking place.”