Seán Dublin Bay Loftus, Veteran Pro-Lifer Dies
3rd Sep 10
Seán Dublin Bay Loftus, Veteran Pro-Lifer Dies
Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus (1927-2010) was a crusading politician who involved himself in a number of high-profile campaigns during the 1970s and 80s. He was steadfast in his defence of human life and the family based on marriage. His unusual name was acquired as a result of a tactic he adopted to circumvent obstacles to registering his Christian Democrat party.
During a lecture tour in the United States, he met Eduardo Frei, a future president of Chile, who sparked his interest in Christian Democracy. Frei convinced him that Ireland could be a model of Christian social principles in practice. On his return to Ireland in 1961, he founded the Christian Democrat movement.
He served for 25 years as a...
No Abortion Referendum, Says Harney
29th Jul 10
No Abortion Referendum, Says Harney
Health Minister Mary Harney has ruled out the possibility of another referendum on abortion in the near future. Minister Harney made the comments at the launch of the Crisis Pregnancy Agency’s final annual report (for 2009), which revealed that the number of women giving Irish addresses at foreign abortion clinics dropped by a third...
In Final Report, CPA Claims More Older Women Facing Crisis Pregnancies
29th Jul 10
The Annual Report of the Crisis Pregnancy Agency (CPA) for 2009 found that increasing numbers of older women—aged 35 and over—are presenting with a crisis pregnancy. Often this is because a planned pregnancy becomes a crisis one, due to relationship break-ups, unemployment or financial...