“It’s not health care, and no amount of spin can make it health care.”

“The government has failed to put safeguards in place because they were in such a rush to legalise the most liberal abortion law possible.”

Medical practitioner never examined mother or met her in advance of abortion, Deputy Peadar Tóibín tells Dáil.

When you legalise something you make it normal. And when you make something normal, you get more of it. That’s why abortion rate in other countries is so high: PLC

Karen Gaffney will be main speaker at Save the 8th Rally for Life on 1 July in Dublin. “Voices of people with disability must be heard in abortion debate,” say organisers.

“It is ludicrous to treat research funded by the abortion industry as unbiased. It is like expecting honesty from Big Tobacco on the effects of smoking” – Life Institute.

Today, Sunday 23 April, the Citizens’ Assembly will be asked to provide guidance to the Oireachtas on the circumstances in which, if any, they believe abortion should be lawful.

Pro Life Campaign criticises Council of Europe report which calls for legalisation of abortion.

Government should admit the "sole purpose of the citizens’ assembly on abortion is to clear the way for a referendum that would strip the unborn child of his/her right to life," warns PLC.

Fine Gael proposal to hold citizen's assembly on abortion would be the "first step on a pre-arranged course again".

Amnesty International's decision to become abortion campaigners has damaged the founding mission of the organisation claims Life Institute.