This week it was reported that a bill is being proposed to amend road traffic legislation, so that if a pregnant mother is injured and it results in the death of her baby, the person responsible can be charged in court.

Dr Rory O’Hanlon who died earlier this week  is fondly remembered by the pro-life movement in Ireland as a man of conviction on the right to life issue, something  which was a defining thread throughout his political and medical careers. 

The Pro Life Campaign Regional Conference held earlier today in Galway brought together 150 pro-life supporters from across the West of Ireland.

It is indefensible the way the latest Journal.ie “fact-check” has allowed Holly Cairns’ recent misleading remarks on abortion to slide. “Fact-checking” as a media function loses credibility if it appears to let people off the hook rather than hold them to account. For Journal.ie to conclude that the Social Democrats leader’s recent Dáil contribution did not amount to misleading remarks is a considerable stretch.

Kermit Gosnell, the Philadelphia-based abortion doctor convicted in 2013 of killing three babies born alive in a case that made national headlines in the US, has died at the age of 85.

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.

The death of Thomas Dillon through Canada’s MAiD programme has intensified debate over the country’s euthanasia laws and the negative impact it’s having on vulnerable patients facing mental-health and social struggles.

In keeping with his leadership style since 2011, Micheál Martin has again given preference to a member of his parliamentary party who promotes a pro-abortion agenda, through the appointment yesterday of Fianna Fáil TD Catherine Ardagh as Minister of State at the Department of Justice.

The vote result on May 13th was a stunning, hard-fought pro-life win. We’ll have more analysis later on how it happened and…