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a n o n -d e n o m i n a t iloonbably
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frOrri a widecross-section
of lrishsociety.
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n r o - l i f ee d r r c a t i nann d
defends h u m a nl i f ea t a l l
stagesfromconception
to n a t u radl e a t h .
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res o u rc et os s u p p o r t
a ndas s ispt r e g n a nwto me n
a ndt hos ei n n e e do f
h ealing a f t e ra b o r t i o n .
As the Europeanand LocalElectionsapproach,Candidates
will be
comingdoorto door.This year,in particular,
many importantissuesare
weighingon voters minds.But no issuetrumpsthe right-to-life.
Defending
it is the bedrockof any democracy.
Shamefully,our Governmentcontinuesto have a poor recordon pro-life
issues.The AttorneyGeneraldidn t defendthe frozenembryos right-to-life
in the recentSupremeCourthearing.The Governmenthas not responded
to University
CollegeCorks decisionto allowresearchusingstem cells
obtainedby destroyinghumanembryos.Worse,the Government-appointed
Commissionon AssistedHuman Reproductionvoted 24 to 1 for research
involvingdestruction
of humanembryos.
Givensuchscantregardfor humanlife,it s hardlysurprisingthat the
EuropeanCommission(EC) is currentlyseekingto radicallyrestrict
laboratory
testingon animalsin favourof humanembryoresearch.
lf the Governmentshowedleadership,
lrelandcouldbe a worldleaderin
adult stem cell research.All, yes, a//,the new treatmentshave come from
researchusingadultstem cells,withoutkillingembryos.
The 2007 MillwardBrown IMS poll found voterstwice as likelyto vote for
candidatesopposinglegalising
abortionthan candidatessupportingit.
Therewouldbe an obviouselectoraldividendfor the Partywith the
courageand convictionto standup for life.
This June - only vote for Candidatesand Partieswho publiclycommit
prohibiting
to legislation embryodestruction.
I n d u c e dP l u r i p o t e nStt e mC e l l s( i P Sc e l l s )h a v em a d ey e t a n o t h e a
r d v a n c ea s t h e yc o n t i n u et o
becomethe ethicalalternative to destructive embryonic stem cell research. Scientistsin Canadaand
E n g l a n dh a v ep u b l i s h e a d p a p e rs h o w i n gt h e yh a d t u r n e ds k i nc e l l si n t oi P S c e l l s .

The article,publishedin March,in the prestigious scientific journalNaturesaw the researchteams

announcehow they had successfully reprogrammed ordinaryskin cellsinto iPS cellswithoutthe use
o f v i r u s e st o t r a n s m itth e r e p r o g r a m m i ngge n e st o t h e c e l l .

S h i n y aY a m a n a k at ,h e J a p a n e s es c i e n t i swt h o o r i g i n a l lpyi o n e e r e d
the use of the cells,had to relyon the virusesto makethem.

The latestbreakthrough meansthat iPS cellsare a hugestep closer

t o b e i n gs a f e l yu s e di n h u m a n si n c l i n i c atlr i a l s .

E v e nG e o r g eD a l e ya t C h i l d r e n
s H o s p i t ai ln B o s t o na, b i g e m b r y o n i c
stem cell proponent, admitted,

The breakthroughis also importantbecauseit showshow scientistsare advancingthe use of adut.-

stem cellsand movingawayfrom embryonicstem cell research.

A n a b o r t i o nc l i n i co w n e ra c c u s e do f d e l i v e r i nag l i v eb a b yd u r i n ga b o t c h e da b o r t i o na n d t h e n
t h r o w i n gt h e i n f a n ta w a yh a s b e e nc h a r g e di n M i a m i - D a d eU, S A .

T h e t e e n a g em o t h e rS
, y c l o r i aW i l l i a m sf ,i l e da l a w s u iat l l e g i n gt h a t B e l k i sG o n z a l e z , 4 2 ,
knockedthe infantoff a chairbeforeputtingit intoa refusebag and throwingit out.

G o n z a l e zw a s c h a r g e dw i t hc a u s i n gs e r i o u sb o d i l yi n j u r ya n d t a m p e r i n w
g i t ho r f a b r i c a t i npgh y s i c a l
evidence.

The clinics doctor,Dr. PierreJean-Jacque Renelique, had beenscheduledto performthe

a b o r t i o nb, u t W i l l i a m sw e n ti n t ol a b o u ra f t e rw a i t i n gh o u r sf o r R e n e l i q u teo a r r i v e t, h e s u i ts a i d .
The doctorsaid he had beenen routeto the clinicwhen he was calledto treatanotherpatient.

The Boardof Medicinein the US has revokedRenelique

s licensefor medicalmalpractice.
 HSE sponsors
pro-euthanasia lectu re
The decisionof the HealthServiceExecutiveto spendtaxpayers money
fundingan openlypro-euthanasia lecturein Cork is disgraceful.

The statutoryrole of the HSE is to provideassuredqualitycare to the most vulnerablemembers

of society.lt has no businesspromotingeuthanasia as a legitimate costsavingmeasure.

The invitedguest speakerfor the lecture,ProfessorLen Doyal,is a notedsupporter

as well as voluntaryeuthanasiain Britain.He also advocateseuthanasia
of involuntary
as a meansof reducinohealthcare costs.

Commenting Dr BerryKielyof the Pro-Life

on thesituation, Campaign said:
"Any Statefundedadvocacy of euthanasia
undermines socialsolidarity.
ln lightof whathashappened,theGovernment hasa dutyto reassurevulnerable
groupsin societythatit totallyopposesanyformof euthanasiaandcherishes
thedignityandvalueof everyhumanlife.lt shouldalsoinstructthe HSEto
sfopwastlngtaxpayers' moneyon suchpartisan advocacyin thefuture."

Courtof HumanRightshas ruledthatthe Portuguese

TheEuropean government
was wrongto stop the Dutchabortionboatfrom visitingits shores

|n2004, the abortionshipwas deniedaccessto Portugueseports.Portuguese officialsordered

two navalvesselsout to keep it out of nationalwaters.At that time, Portugalhad stronglegal
protections for unbornchildren.In seekingto preventdisorderand protectpublichealth,the
Courtruledunanimously that Portuguese authoritiescouldhave resortedto othermeansless
restrictiveof Women on Waves human rights.

Abortionistand founderof the Women on Waves project,RebeccaGomperts,said she is

delightedwith the finding:We shalluse the judgmentfor new campaigns,she said.

The judgementraisesimportantquestionsaboutthe impartiality

of the ECHR.
Itsjudgements
are becoming increasingly
ideologicaland erratic.
 Honorary
President:
DesHanalin
^.(ia, Chairperson:
DrJoel\,lcoaroll
DeputyChairperson:
CoraSherlock
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Prolessor
LegalAdviser: WilliamBinchy
Publishedbylhe ProLifecampaign, lvledical
Adviser:
Dr BerryKiely
104LowerBaggolStreet,Dublin2. LegalConsultanl:
Caroline
Simons
Tel:01-6629275 Fax:01-6629302
Email:proliie@indigo.ie. Secretary:
JohnO'Reilly
Websile:ww.prolilecampaign.ie Education
Officers:Geraldine
Martin
DrButhCullen

Glamour Magazine
prompts debate on abortion
In its Marchedition,Glamourmagazine,exploredsome real lifestoriesof womenwho had abortions.
The storiesprovidea glimpseof the painwomenfaceafteran abortion.

One of the womenfeaturedin the articleexpressedthe guiltshe experienced

afterher abortion,
whichled her to abusedrugsand havea secondabortion.LisaGaylord,now leadsa Care Net
supportgroupfor womenin Connecticut, USA.

"l wouldgive anythingto go backand maketwo differentchoices,but I can't," she said.

The willingnessof magazineslikeGlamourto openlydiscussthe negativeeffectsof abortion

reflectsthe growingrealisation
thatthe rightto choose is nothingbut a cheapslogan.

Anothernew study,publishedin the Decembereditionof the BritishJournalof Psychiatry, showsthat

womenwho haveabortionsare 30o/o more likelyto developmentalhealthproblems.lt is just the latest
of severalstudiesin recentyearslinkingabortionto mentalillnessin laterlife.

The study of over 500 womenfrom Christchurch,New Zealand,was carriedout by researchersfrom

the Universityof Otago.lt involvedinterviewing
the womensix timesbetweenthe agesof 15 and 30.
It successfully
controlledfor confounders suchas any predispositions
to mentalillness.

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