No Abortion Referendum, Says Harney
29th Jul 10
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 between 2001 and 2009 to almost 4,500. In 2001, 6,673 women gave Irish addresses for abortions abroad, a figure that decreased to 4,422 last year. Figures for under-16s showed that last year, 38 girls gave Irish addresses, compared to 27 in 2008 and 47 in 2007. The number of women over 35 seeking abortions in Britain and the Netherlands rose from 720 in 2008 to 781 last year. The abortion rate for over-35s had increased slightly from 2.2 per 1,000 in 2008 to...
More >>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 difficulties. Minister for Health Mary Harney, who launched the report, warned of the need to ensure counselling...
More >>All Ireland Pro-life Rally Draws Huge Crowd
15th Jul 10
All Ireland Pro-life Rally Draws Huge Crowd
The annual All Ireland pro-life rally, which took place in Belfast earlier this month, attracted an enthusiastic crowd of about 4,000 people. Groups and individuals from all over Ireland took part.
Bishop Philip Boyce of...