Breakthrough presentation on unborn human life 'Conception to brith - visualised'

Every so often a breakthrough occurs in imaging technology offering us a new way to see the development of human life in the womb from conception to birth. Each of these leaps forward in imaging technology has kicked off a paradigm shift in the way we visualise and understand unborn human life.

The latest of these breakthrough imaging moments is Alexander Tsiaras’s “Conception to birth – visualised”. This video combines a dazzling range of state-of-the-art medical scanning technologies, woven into a developmental narrative telling the story of the origin of a human life from fertilisation to birth, made universally available by being posted as a Youtube. Tsiara’s commentary, given from a scientific and mathematical perspective, rings with his wonder at the wonder he is presenting. The image of the little heart beating is unforgettable.

Joe McCarroll of the Pro Life Campaign says "With this Youtube, the dialogue of the pro-life community with the online generation enters a new phase.”

Watch the video here >>

Hollywood Actor Christian Bale assaulted by Chinese security guards as he attempted to visit human rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng

CNN reports that actor Christian Bale was yesterday stopped from visiting Chen Guangcheng by Chinese security. Chen Guangcheng is a Chinese lawyer and human rights activist who has repeatedly brought international attention to the coercive population control policies arising from the Chinese One Child Policy. These human rights abuses include forced abortions and forced sterilisations.

He is under house arrest in China for some years. Hopefully this incident will bring more worldwide attention to Chen Guangcheng's plight. 

Watch the short CNN video here

Academy of Medical Royal Colleges review says some women suffer mental health problems after abortion

The Review on Induced Abortion and MentalHealth issued earlier this month by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges came to some controversial conclusions but also stated that women in certain categories are more likely to suffer mental health problems after an abortion.


The most revealing feature of the review is the fact that there is no mental health benefit to women from abortion. At a single stroke this cuts the ground from under the medical rationale for the most used reason for availing of abortion under Britain’s legislation. We already know abortion is never in the best interests of the unborn child. Now we know for a fact it is not in the best interests of the mother either.


The way the Review was presented helped create the false impression that whether a woman opted for an abortion or continued with the pregnancy it posed the same risk to her mental health. This is not the case.


Elements of the Review have been criticised by Dr. Priscilla Coleman MD, author of Abortion and mental health, a study published in September of this year which comprised a meta-analysis of 22 studies, examining 877,000 pregnancies.  Dr. Patricia Casey, Professor of Psychiatry at University College Dublin has also commented on the Review stating that it acknowledges that "there are certain groups who are likely to develop mental healthproblems following abortion. This is in keeping with some of the most up-to-date peer-reviewed findings showing the negative effects of abortion for some women."

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“Incompatible With Life,” A Death Sentence for Unborn Children

In a recent article for lifenews.com, Pro Life Campaign Deputy Chairperson Cora Sherlock outlined some of the challenges in the debate surrounding children diagnosed with conditions that would see them die at birth or shortly thereafter. In the article she said 'Incompatible with life” – it’s such a dread-full sentence. After all, shouldn’t we instead embrace the language of hope? Especially at those times when there appears to be little or no hope to cling to – these are the times we need it most of all. There are too many instances of babies being pronounced “incompatible with life”, and then going on to live happy lives, for us to accept it as a final judgement in every case. Sometimes doctors get it wrong'. 


 Read the full article here

Annual General Meeting of Galway For Life a great success

The Annual General Meeting of Galway For Life was held on 16th June in the Westwood House Hotel, Moycullen House, Galway at 8pm.

The meeting was chaired by Deputy Chairperson Luc Desbonnet who spoke to attendees about the recent initiatives of Galway For Life in particular the online projects.

The meeting was well attended and was also addressed by Dr. Joe McCarroll, Chairperson of the Pro Life Campaign who discussed the issue of the need for legislation to protect the human embryo in light of the recent Supreme Court decision in the case of R-v-R Case.

The attendees resolved to work in the coming year to seek such legislation.

Refreshments were served and a pleasent evening was enjoyed by all.

Galway For Life Annual General Meeting

The Annual General Meeting of Galway For Life will be held tonight in the Westwood House Hotel, Moycullen House, Galway at 8pm.

The meeting will be addressed by Dr. Joe McCarroll, Chairperson of the Pro Life Campaign who will discuss the issue of the need for legislation to protect the human embryo in light of the recent Supreme Court decision in the case of R -v- R.

All are welcome. Tea/Coffee will be served.

Pro Life Campaign welcomes reduction in abortion rate

The latest Irish abortion figures released today by the British Department of Health* show another reduction in the number of Irish women travelling to Britain for abortion.

In 2009, 4,422 Irish women travelled to Britain for abortions, down from 4,600 for the previous year. It is the eighth consecutive year that Irish abortions have declined after more than a decade of upward trends.

Commenting on the latest figures, Dr Ruth Cullen of the Pro-Life Campaign said:

The Pro-Life Campaign welcomes the downward trend in Ireland's abortion rate.

Some have suggested the reduction in abortions may be as a result of more Irish women opting for abortions in other European countries. But this is purely anecdotal as there is no statistical evidence to back up these claims. Holland is often mentioned as a country where more Irish women may increasingly travel for abortions but the official Dutch figures in recent years show little or no change in the number of abortions on foreign nationals.

Groups advocating abortion in Ireland claim that we need to introduce abortion here to “confront the reality of crisis pregnancy.” This attitude completely ignores the humanity of the unborn child and the latest peer reviewed research showing the negative consequences of abortion for women. Rather than seek to have abortion introduced in Ireland, we should see the latest reduction in the abortion rate as very encouraging and work together to ensure this downward trend continues.

Ireland’s abortion rate is now 4.4 per 1,000 female residents aged 15-44 where Britain’s is 17.5.