Greater recognition must be given in Ireland’s welfare system and tax codes to the cost of rearing children, former Taoiseach says.
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Two-day International Conference "Saving our common home and the future of life on Earth". Vatican City, 5-6 July 2018, hosted by the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development.
Dr Ronan Cleary on the 8th Amendment
Ireland is one of the safest places in the world to have a baby.
Proper supportive care given to expectant mother, which recognises both mother and baby, will lead to less abortions. That is one solution.
Abortion is not healthcare. A woman is never denied treatment or healthcare because of the law.
The death of the baby is not a treatment for any condition in the mother.
No doctor stands around waiting. A doctor actively manages his/her patients' needs, mother and child, from the first instance.
“Defending the right to life of the unborn is the most important social justice issue of our time. It will shape the kind of Ireland we live in for years to come.” Finola Bruton is chair of the Parish Pastoral Council of Dunboyne & Kilbride.
No doctor stands around waiting. A doctor actively manages his/her patients' needs, mother and child, from the first instance.
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“If the Eighth Amendment is repealed, it will have on impact on both the general public and those of us working in the health sector,” says one nurse, as Ciara Ferry continues her reports on the referendum debate over the past week.
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Dr Deirdre Gleeson on the 8th Amendment
They have one special prayer intention – the referendum on the Eighth Amendment. “Many people, of all faiths and none, strongly support the protection of life from the moment of conception to natural death,” said John Carlin, one of the organisers.
“In the coming weeks, it will become clear that the government’s proposal would lead to abortion on demand if voted for in the referendum” – Dr Ruth Cullen.
Expert witnesses before Committee include abortion-campaigning group, Center for Reproductive Rights, which has been fundraising online in the US to overturn Ireland's pro-life laws.
“The ASA have examined our calculations and backed our figure ... This independent verification is a real endorsement of our campaign.”
Only 23 per cent of those surveyed were in favour of abortion ‘on request’, which contrasts starkly with the views of the Citizens’ Assembly.
“The truth is repeal of the 8th Amendment would inevitably result in more lives being lost. That’s the tragic reality of legalised abortion."
"It is appalling to see the UN Committee on Human Rights pressing for abortion on disability grounds. Surely very sick babies deserve special protection not abortion" - Tracy Harkin.
One of the ways the bishops are dealing with the vocations crisis is by “borrowing back" from Churches where Irish priests and sisters served.
Catholic doctors and nurses, who know the truth, must help people recognise that babies with life limiting conditions are patients in need of care.
Citizens’ Assembly proposal has always been about paving the way for removing the only remaining legal protection for the unborn child.
“It is an outrage that National Women’s Council has no track record in fighting for safe and secure accommodation for homeless expectant mothers”- PLC.
"For as long as they live, children with life-limiting conditions are entitled to be loved and cared for like any other child” - Bishop Kevin Doran.
If an unborn child has a life-limiting condition, it would be “inhumane to withdraw the protection of the Constitution to their right to life”.
