A one-year-old boy born at just 21 weeks has been officially named the world’s most premature baby by Guinness World Records.

The Pro Life Campaign (PLC) hosted its annual fundraising dinner, Ceiliúradh Cois Life, last Saturday in Dublin. The evening brought together 600 supporters from across the country, demonstrating a strong and growing resolve to restore a culture of life in Ireland.

To translate it simply, the HSE is really saying: after abortion was legalised, we cut off all groups that refused to comply with our pro-abortion stance, no matter how valuable their services were for women facing an unplanned pregnancy.

The woman told the court she’s “living in fear for me and my kids and my unborn child”. She alleges the accused threatened to drag her “by the hair” for the abortion.

His remarks on the topic, for the most part, resemble a string of rehearsed talking points – inconsistent in logic and values, like someone scrambling to defend what he knows deep down is an indefensible stance to maintain.

Your complaint alleged that the treatment of abortion as a topic was offensive and disrespectful, and that the broadcast displayed a lack of sensitivity and journalistic responsibility.

Last weekend, the inaugural conference of Health Professionals for Life took place in Tralee. Consultant Obstetrician Trevor Hayes, Maria Steen, Dr. Elizabeth Cullen and Catherina O’Sullivan were among the list of guest speakers at the event attended by doctors, nurses, midwives and allied health professionals.

Members of the All Party Oireachtas Life and Dignity Group have called on the Government to establish a dedicated taskforce to tackle what they describe as an “alarming increase” in coercive abortion cases in recent times.

On Tuesday, in a decisive 69-57 vote, Liam McArthur’s assisted suicide Bill was defeated in the Scottish Parliament, representing a major win for opponents of euthanasia after two years of intense debate, in a parliament considered one of the most socially liberal worldwide.