by wwm | May 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
On 20 March 2024, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Assisted Dying recommended the introduction of legalisation regulating assisted suicide and euthanasia in its majority report. This decision has been criticised by three members of the Joint Committee, who launched...
by wwm | May 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
This week, Senators Rónán Mullen and Sharon Keogan introduced several amendments to the Government’s draconian ‘Safe Access Zones’ Bill 2023, which were debated in the Seanad on Tuesday. The amendments introduced by the pro-life senators included: a provision to...
by wwm | May 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
On Tuesday, the All Party Oireachtas Life and Dignity Group hosted an event on palliative care and euthanasia with Dr Miriam Colleran. She is a Consultant in Palliative Medicine in Naas General Hospital. A good number of TDs and Senators from various parties and none...
by wwm | May 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
In the Saturday 17th February edition of the Irish Independent, columnist Sarah Carey made a strong case in favour of retaining the three-day waiting period between abortion appointments. This section of the 2018 abortion law was included in the pre-referendum draft...
by wwm | May 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
“Alarming upward trend cannot be ignored by the Government any longer” – Mulroy Figures released to Carol Nolan TD from the HSE showed that from January to November 2023, GPs made claims for reimbursements for a total of 9,218 abortions. This does not include...
by wwm | May 19, 2024 | Uncategorized
16 January, 2024 Health Committee Report Acknowledges Inadequate Research in the Three Year Review Recommendations “The government must take note of the concerns contained in the Health Committee’s report and shelve any plans to adopt more extreme laws” –...