http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/ Latest News Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:38:35 GMT en-us Copyright 2012 Youth Defence http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/a-disturbing-ideology-to-weed-out-people-with-disabilities-genetic-screening-strongly-opposed-on-late-late-show/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/a-disturbing-ideology-to-weed-out-people-with-disabilities-genetic-screening-strongly-opposed-on-late-late-show/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:38:35 GMT A Late Late Show discussion on the genetic screening of human embryos has heard that such screening was based on "a disturbing ideology" which would be used "to weed out people with disabilities". (See the discussion here from 1.13 onwards http://www.rte.ie/player/#!v=1134303) http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog-did-komen-back-down-why-this-may-yet-be-beginning-of-decline-for-planned-parenthood/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog-did-komen-back-down-why-this-may-yet-be-beginning-of-decline-for-planned-parenthood/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:50:46 GMT The pro-aborts were jubilant. After three days of absolute media hysteria, it seemed that Susan G. Komen had caved. The cancer charity seemed to have reversed their decision to defund Planned Parenthood, the world's largest abortion provider. The question many people were asking was why? http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/stem-cell-eye-therapy-claim-not-based-on-hard-data/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/stem-cell-eye-therapy-claim-not-based-on-hard-data/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:39:27 GMT Last week the papers were full of claims that a therapy using embryonic stem cells was successfully treating patients with eye disease. Given the overwhelmingly bad news for embryonic stem cell research (ESCR) recently with the departure of ... http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/a-celebration-20-years-of-keeping-ireland-abortion-free/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/a-celebration-20-years-of-keeping-ireland-abortion-free/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:39:15 GMT Next week, Youth Defence will celebrate 20 years of working to keep Ireland abortion-free. It's an achievement that has been brought about by the efforts and prayers of a great many good people, and many of them will gather for the Banquet being ... http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/precious-life-exposes-agenda-behind-fpa-survey-to-assembly/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/precious-life-exposes-agenda-behind-fpa-survey-to-assembly/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:23:10 GMT Precious Life has written to all the Assembly Members to expose the agenda behind a questionnaire circulated by the Family Planning Association (FPA). The FPA are campaigning for abortion-on-demand to be legalised in Northern Ireland, and have claimed that women are not being represented by the 'male dominated' Assembly. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog-komen-dumps-planned-parenthood-it-may-just-be-the-first-of-many/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog-komen-dumps-planned-parenthood-it-may-just-be-the-first-of-many/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:03:34 GMT The marvellous Jill Stanek has a most interesting post on her blog about the great news that a major cancer charity has dumped Planned Parenthood (PP). http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/bishop-says-to-speak-honestly-abortion-is-the-killing-of-tiny-human-beings/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/bishop-says-to-speak-honestly-abortion-is-the-killing-of-tiny-human-beings/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:56:50 GMT A Denver Bishop has said that in order to be 'serious Christians' we must be honest about abortion, LifeSiteNews reports. "Speak the truth, in love, about abortion," Bishop James Conley urged his flock, commenting on the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/inform-yourself-pro-life-talk-on-abortion-and-the-law/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/inform-yourself-pro-life-talk-on-abortion-and-the-law/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:40:54 GMT Youth Defence's bi-monthly information events continue, offering opportunity for pro-lifers to hear important presentations on topical and important pro-life issue. The next talk takes place on February 6th at 8pm, in the Life House at 60a Capel Street, and will deal with Abortion and the Law. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/massive-crowds-at-frenchus-pro-life-rallies/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/massive-crowds-at-frenchus-pro-life-rallies/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:04:34 GMT Huge crowds have turned out for the March for Life in Paris and in Washington, with young people making up the majority of those who marched to protect life. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/protesting-the-maynooth-abortion-masterclass/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/protesting-the-maynooth-abortion-masterclass/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:40:55 GMT In previous Ezines, you've heard reports about the abortion masterclass for medical professionals that is being hosted at NUI Maynooth, the final session of which is next week. Highlighting the consistent opposition of the people of Ireland to abortion, Youth Defence spokeswoman Ide said "Abortion should not be promoted in Ireland under any circumstance, and the fact that this course is being sponsored by the HSE and the Crisis Pregnancy Programme is appalling. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/two-babies-saved-outside-marie-stopes-this-week/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/two-babies-saved-outside-marie-stopes-this-week/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:32:54 GMT Frontline pro-life volunteers have shared the tremendous news that two babies were saved from abortion within two consecutive days when their mothers met with volunteer counsellors outside the Marie Stopes abortion referral clinic in Dublin. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/major-victory-for-life-in-europe-euthanasia-must-always-be-prohibited/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/major-victory-for-life-in-europe-euthanasia-must-always-be-prohibited/ Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:52:42 GMT Yesterday, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) adopted a non-binding resolution stating: "Euthanasia, in the sense of the intentional killing by act or omission of a dependent human being for his or her alleged benefit, ... http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/update-fourth-member-of-expert-group-has-history-of-support-for-abortion/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/update-fourth-member-of-expert-group-has-history-of-support-for-abortion/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:04:45 GMT The Life Institute has reported that a fourth member of the 'expert group' on abortion has a connection with moves to undermine the right to life of unborn children. The expert committee of fourteen members is to advise the government on the ... http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/i-cant-believe-i-actually-thought-abortion-was-ok/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/i-cant-believe-i-actually-thought-abortion-was-ok/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:45:14 GMT This week our educational outreach team was invited to give a presentation to a large group of young people in Tallaght, Dublin on the topic of abortion. It proved to be a hugely successful day's work, as the students enthusiastically engaged with the informative and compelling arguments for life. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/ifpa-abortion-call-youth-defence-respond/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/ifpa-abortion-call-youth-defence-respond/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:34:13 GMT On Tuesday, Niall Behan of the Irish Family Planning Association made some astonishing claims in an Irish Times opinion piece calling for abortion. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/genetic-screening-of-embryos-makes-commodities-of-children/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/genetic-screening-of-embryos-makes-commodities-of-children/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:24:47 GMT The Irish Times has reported that a fertility clinic with the Beacon Medical Group is to offer genetic screening of embryos for the first time in Ireland. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog-the-pope-is-right-abortion-threatens-the-future-of-humanity/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog-the-pope-is-right-abortion-threatens-the-future-of-humanity/ Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:00:44 GMT In a New Year's address to the diplomatic corp, Pope Benedict summed it up concisely. The Holy Father said that abortion compromised "the future of humanity". I couldn't agree more. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/breaking-lawyer-for-x-case-is-member-of-governments-expert-group-on-abortion/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/breaking-lawyer-for-x-case-is-member-of-governments-expert-group-on-abortion/ Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:57:13 GMT The Life Institute has said that it has "serious concerns"' with an expert group on abortion established by the Irish government following revelations that at least three members of group have been linked to abortion advocacy and to a drive to legalise embryo research. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog-science-shows-unborn-children-benefit-their-mothers/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog-science-shows-unborn-children-benefit-their-mothers/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:36:09 GMT When I was expecting our second baby, I felt great. Minimal morning sickness, lots of energy, and so much joie de vivre it was positively annoying. Compared to the first time around it was a doddle, but, even more than that, I felt as if I was positively benefiting from carrying this little person about, kicks and aches and all. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/pro-life-christmas-message-a-big-hit/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/pro-life-christmas-message-a-big-hit/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:19:57 GMT Just before Christmas, Youth Defence's pro-life Christmas message hit the internet. It was chosen for viewing more almost 20,000 times online and seen by an estimated 30,000 people. And the response has been overwhelmingly positive. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/horrific-rising-numbers-of-babies-aborted-simply-for-being-a-twin/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/horrific-rising-numbers-of-babies-aborted-simply-for-being-a-twin/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:14:54 GMT Recent figures released by the British Department of Health show that in 2010 alone more than 100 babies were aborted because they were part of a multiple pregnancy. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/prove-unborn-arent-human-says-canadian-mp-in-challenge-to-abortion-supporters/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/prove-unborn-arent-human-says-canadian-mp-in-challenge-to-abortion-supporters/ Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:03:28 GMT The Ontario Member of Parliament who has called for debate on the legal status of unborn children is challenging critics to provide medical evidence proving that they do not become human beings until birth. In December, Tory MP Stephen ... http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/in-pictures-the-top-10-pro-life-projects-of-2011/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/in-pictures-the-top-10-pro-life-projects-of-2011/ Sun, 01 Jan 2012 22:59:55 GMT 10. SPEAKING UP: Making our voices heard against abortion in Maynooth university: and causing the organisers of the 'abortion masterclass' organisers to drop their description of abortion as a 'lawful choice' - since abortion is NOT legal in Ireland. A third protest will take place January - be there! http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/6-reasons-for-the-pro-life-cause-to-celebrate-this-christmas/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/6-reasons-for-the-pro-life-cause-to-celebrate-this-christmas/ Fri, 23 Dec 2011 08:24:37 GMT Niamh Uí Bhriain's blog offers 6 reasons for the pro-life cause to celebrate this Christmas 6. The abortion industry is being exposed The dirty secrets of an industry that profits from killing babies and harming women are being laid ... http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/watch-this-beautiful-new-pro-life-christmas-advert-from-youth-defence/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/watch-this-beautiful-new-pro-life-christmas-advert-from-youth-defence/ Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:37:45 GMT You see, the Christmas story has such special significance for the pro-life message. The baby born in a humble stable, under stressful and fearful conditions, to a young mother unsure as to what the future would bring. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/new-report-shows-irelands-pro-life-laws-bring-better-health-outcomes-for-women/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/new-report-shows-irelands-pro-life-laws-bring-better-health-outcomes-for-women/ Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:09:52 GMT A new report shows that Irish women have benefitted from our ban on abortion, linking our low abortion rate to low incidences of breast cancer and comparative good mental health among women. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog-beautiful-christmas-vigil-in-city-centre-makes-pro-life-message-heard/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog-beautiful-christmas-vigil-in-city-centre-makes-pro-life-message-heard/ Wed, 14 Dec 2011 22:59:32 GMT Last Saturday, we piled the small girls into the car and headed into the pro-life Christmas vigil organised by Youth Defence and held in the busy thoroughfare of Dublin's O'Connell Street. The city centre was packed with shoppers, Christmas lights and glitz were everywhere and a cold snap made everything seem frosty and festive. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/global-youth-defence-leaflets-printed-in-flemish-too-as-irish-activist-model-adopted/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/global-youth-defence-leaflets-printed-in-flemish-too-as-irish-activist-model-adopted/ Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:46:07 GMT As you may recall, three months ago one of our key members, Katie Robinson, went to Brussels, to help build Belgium's first youth-led pro-life group, Génération pour la Vie, a sister organisation of Youth Defence. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/pope-remember-that-the-first-of-all-rights-is-the-right-to-life/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/pope-remember-that-the-first-of-all-rights-is-the-right-to-life/ Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:13:47 GMT Pope Benedict XVI has sent a powerful message for life to the world at Christmas time. Lifesitenews reports that, speaking at his Angelus address to thousands of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's square, the Holy Father acknowledged the 63rd anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and said "Dear friends, on the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, remember that the first of all rights is the right to life." http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog-10-tips-to-a-happy-and-holy-christmas/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog-10-tips-to-a-happy-and-holy-christmas/ Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:41:59 GMT Mí na Nollaig – in our native language December is entirely given over to the celebration of Christmas to the point where the entire month is named in honour of the Christ-child. It's a reminder of the times when the deep faith of the Irish people was a light to the world. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/the-goal-one-million-signatures-for-life/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/the-goal-one-million-signatures-for-life/ Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:53:11 GMT Last week, Youth Defence representative, Tim Jackson, travelled with Bernadette Smyth of Precious Life to Rome for an important event which has the ultimate aim of gathering 1,000,000 signatures to petition the EU to protect human life from conception. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/new-marie-stopes-abortion-doctor-who-almost-killed-irish-woman-had-history-of-malpractice/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/new-marie-stopes-abortion-doctor-who-almost-killed-irish-woman-had-history-of-malpractice/ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:14:24 GMT Investigations by Youth Defence have revealed that the British abortionist who caused the near-death of an Irish woman at a clinic in Ealing had a history of association with malpractice which would have been difficult to conceal from his employers at Marie Stopes. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/keeping-you-informed-an-invite-to-yds-popular-information-nights/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/keeping-you-informed-an-invite-to-yds-popular-information-nights/ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:05:31 GMT A weekly part of the Youth Defence calendar has always been our Monday night meetings, where we catch-up on what's happening, evaluate our current projects, and plan for future ventures. Recently however our team had the novel idea of ... http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/argentinean-province-officially-declares-itself-pro-life/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/argentinean-province-officially-declares-itself-pro-life/ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:51:46 GMT Our friends at LifeSiteNews report that the Argentinean province of Corrientes has declared itself to be officially "pro-life," in a statement signed by Governor Ricardo Colombi. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/ucc-survey-claims-60-of-medical-students-favour-euthanasia/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/ucc-survey-claims-60-of-medical-students-favour-euthanasia/ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:25:18 GMT An article in the Irish Times recently claimed that a survey showed almost 60% of medical students in University College Cork favoured euthanasia. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/yd-meet-mick-wallace-and-tell-him-abortion-has-no-part-in-modern-medicine/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/yd-meet-mick-wallace-and-tell-him-abortion-has-no-part-in-modern-medicine/ Fri, 09 Dec 2011 11:08:45 GMT As this ezine's readers will know, the Wexford TD Mick Wallace has made a strident call for abortion in Dáil Éireann. He has received a large number of calls from the public following our alert on his stance, but continues to say that abortion should be legal. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/abortion-and-breast-cancer-the-risk-trebles-says-new-study/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/abortion-and-breast-cancer-the-risk-trebles-says-new-study/ Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:18:54 GMT A new study examining breast cancer risk has shown a significant association between breast cancer and induced abortion, and that the risk almost tripled for women who had abortion. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog-cork-clinic-just-tip-of-iceberg-in-targeting-unborn-with-disabilities/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog-cork-clinic-just-tip-of-iceberg-in-targeting-unborn-with-disabilities/ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 14:00:57 GMT The Irish Times has reported that several Irish fertility clinics wish to offer genetic screening of human embryos in order to prevent the birth of children with disabilities, including those with Downs Syndrome and cystic fibrosis. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/neither-baby-should-have-died-the-case-of-the-twin-baby-mistakenly-aborted-in-australia/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/neither-baby-should-have-died-the-case-of-the-twin-baby-mistakenly-aborted-in-australia/ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:55:52 GMT In the past week, a considerable amount of media coverage has been given to the tragic case of the abortion of 32-week gestation twin babies in Victoria, Australia. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/top-model-how-a-baby-with-downs-syndrome-became-the-darling-of-the-modelling-world/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/top-model-how-a-baby-with-downs-syndrome-became-the-darling-of-the-modelling-world/ Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:07:41 GMT The camera just loves little Taya Kennedy. Wide-eyed, cheeky, engaged; she brims with the confidence of a natural performer. It is little wonder that she has taken the child-modelling world by storm. The fact that 14-month-old Taya also has ... http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/bogus-claim-that-over-half-of-doctors-support-abortion-doesnt-stand-up/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/bogus-claim-that-over-half-of-doctors-support-abortion-doesnt-stand-up/ Sat, 26 Nov 2011 17:13:55 GMT Inquiries by the Life Institute have revealed that the Irish Times report which claimed that "over half of doctors support abortion" doesn't stand up to scrutiny. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/geron-perfect-storm-builds-against-embryonic-stem-cell-research/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/geron-perfect-storm-builds-against-embryonic-stem-cell-research/ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:59:18 GMT It seems as if that a perfect storm is building against embryonic stem cell research - and Irish pro-life activists say that the evidence increasingly supports a ban on the controversial experiments which use and destroy human life. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog-wallace-abortion-call-exposes-rank-hypocrisy-of-pro-choice-campaigners/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog-wallace-abortion-call-exposes-rank-hypocrisy-of-pro-choice-campaigners/ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:40:49 GMT Niamh Uí Bhrian of the Life Institute says Wallace's call for abortion is rank hypocrisy Last week, Youth Defence broke the news that Mick Wallace, the Wexford TD, had made a strident call for abortion to be legalised in Ireland. Wallace ... http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/ireland-praised-as-pro-life-example/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/ireland-praised-as-pro-life-example/ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:48:49 GMT Delegates at an International Pro-Life conference in California have heard that Ireland's stance against abortion is a source of hope and pride right across the world. Introducing Dr Eoghan de Faoite, organisers said that "The passionate resolve ... http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/new-poll-shows-majority-support-ban-on-abortion/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/new-poll-shows-majority-support-ban-on-abortion/ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:45:27 GMT Youth Defence have welcomed the findings of a new poll which showed that at least 61% of people supported Ireland's ban on abortion. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/andrea-bocelli-i-am-in-favour-of-life/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/andrea-bocelli-i-am-in-favour-of-life/ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:37:26 GMT In a recent interview with The Telegraph http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/8884646/Andrea-Bocelli-The-truth-about-my-friend-the-strong-willed-kind-and-intelligent-Silvio-Berlusconi.html , Italian pop-opera singer Andrea Bocelli, who ... http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/urgent-mick-wallace-td-in-strident-call-for-abortion-in-ireland/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/urgent-mick-wallace-td-in-strident-call-for-abortion-in-ireland/ Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:43:40 GMT The Wexford TD, Mick Wallace, has made a strident call for abortion to be legalised in Ireland, insisting that our pro-life laws denied women their most fundamental rights. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/what-recession-30-million-given-to-abortion-supporters-by-the-irish-taxpayer-last-year/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/what-recession-30-million-given-to-abortion-supporters-by-the-irish-taxpayer-last-year/ Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:32:06 GMT As the austerity measures demanded by the EU continue to hurt Ireland's most vulnerable people, it seems that, for abortion supporters, no such recession exists in Ireland. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/saved-how-our-website-meant-a-baby-lived/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/saved-how-our-website-meant-a-baby-lived/ Fri, 04 Nov 2011 16:12:26 GMT When Kate emailed us with an urgent message we knew we needed to act fast. She had attended our Viva la Vida Festival in Madrid, and now she was relaying an critical situation to us in the Youth Defence office. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/we-have-seven-billion-people-not-seven-billion-problems/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/we-have-seven-billion-people-not-seven-billion-problems/ Fri, 04 Nov 2011 11:23:50 GMT We've just had a fortnight of the usual doom, gloom and outright hysteria as the world's media collectively lamented the growth of the number of humans living on the planet. All the customary nonsense that has been churned out for the past 50 years was repeated. We're going to run out of water; food shortages will cause unprecedented war, murder and looting; all these pesky people (excepting journalists and population experts of course) are ruining the planet, and their numbers need to be seriously curtailed before the sky falls on our heads. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/if-britain-is-to-reject-abortion-it-must-first-see-what-abortion-is/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/if-britain-is-to-reject-abortion-it-must-first-see-what-abortion-is/ Fri, 04 Nov 2011 10:50:10 GMT Recently, Youth Defence members travelled across the pond to take part in what may be two landmark events for the pro-life movement in England. The first was a pro-life youth conference, organised by a young student in her twenties named Rachel Kidd. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog-too-much-power-why-we-should-be-concerned-about-the-referendum-on-oireachtas-enquiries/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog-too-much-power-why-we-should-be-concerned-about-the-referendum-on-oireachtas-enquiries/ Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:37:40 GMT I do not often find myself in agreement with Peter Sutherland, but he and the seven other former attorneys general are correct in pointing out that the proposal in relation to Oireachtas inquiries will seriously weaken the right of individual citizens to protect their good name. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog-danas-part-in-aras-race-puts-pro-life-issue-in-focus/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog-danas-part-in-aras-race-puts-pro-life-issue-in-focus/ Tue, 25 Oct 2011 15:01:57 GMT The entrance of Dana Rosemary Scallon as a candidate for the Presidency has certainly made abortion a key issue in the race for the Áras. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/brussels-outreach--salut-generation-pour-la-vie/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/brussels-outreach--salut-generation-pour-la-vie/ Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:59:13 GMT Last month we said au revoir to our own Katie Robinson who was being 'borrowed' by young pro-life leaders in Brussels in order to grow a pro-life movement there based on the Youth Defence model. We're very impressed with this - her first - ... http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/nitschke-an-attention-seeker-with-a-dangerous-message/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/nitschke-an-attention-seeker-with-a-dangerous-message/ Tue, 25 Oct 2011 10:54:12 GMT Life Institute spokeswoman, Niamh Uí Bhriain, has said that Dr Philip Nitschke's persistent visits to Ireland are an attempt to continually seek media attention, but that the message of the euthanasia advocate is both disturbing and dangerous. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/we-chose-life-say-parents-advised-to-abort-triplet/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/we-chose-life-say-parents-advised-to-abort-triplet/ Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:59:35 GMT It's 10 a.m. in the Holly Springs, North Carolina home of Erin and Jennifer Conley, and it's breakfast time for their triplets, Jillian, Rebecca and Sarah. The three nine-month-old girls sit in identical chairs as their mom spoons vegetables ... http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/irish-students-join-in-silent-day-against-abortion/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/irish-students-join-in-silent-day-against-abortion/ Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:52:38 GMT Youth Defence members and other students have join young people from all over the world in participating in a worldwide Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity. Ireland joined 56 other countries on October 18th in the unusual event where a day of self-imposed silence marks support of those who will are denied a voice, including the unborn, the elderly, and people with disabilities. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/1000-and-counting-pro-life-stall-held-for-thousandth-week-in-dublin/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/1000-and-counting-pro-life-stall-held-for-thousandth-week-in-dublin/ Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:08:19 GMT Last week, Dublin city centre was host to a Youth Defence pro-life information session – for the thousandth time! http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/video-see-the-best-bits-from-our-pro-life-festival-at-world-youth-day/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/video-see-the-best-bits-from-our-pro-life-festival-at-world-youth-day/ Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:43:23 GMT Our pro-life festival at World Youth Day was an important step forward in bringing young leaders and activists together for Life. Already great things have happened from that springboard for pro-life activism and we'll have a report for you from Belgium on just one of those developments next week. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog-former-diplomat-slams-un-support-for-abortion/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog-former-diplomat-slams-un-support-for-abortion/ Thu, 20 Oct 2011 13:17:51 GMT As reported in the Alive Newspaper, former diplomat, Eamon Delaney, has written a scathing article on the support for abortion expressed at the recent UN hearing in Geneva. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/30000-strong-on-facebook-and-almost-250000-views-on-our-pro-life-videos/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/30000-strong-on-facebook-and-almost-250000-views-on-our-pro-life-videos/ Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:54:32 GMT It's the age of social media, and the good news is that the pro-life movement is using popular internet sites like Facebook and You Tube to spread the pro-life message. That message hit an Irish milestone this morning, when combined Facebook outreaches from the Life House reached 30,192 people on Facebook. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/good-news-court-bans-patents-from-embryonic-stem-cell-research/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/good-news-court-bans-patents-from-embryonic-stem-cell-research/ Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:23:34 GMT Leading Irish pro-life organisations have welcomed today's ruling by the European Court of Justice which has banned scientists from patenting stem cell techniques derived from the use of human embryos. The EU Court of Justice in Luxembourg ruled that the law protects human embryos from any use that undermined human dignity - and wrote that their use "for purposes of scientific research was not patentable". The ruling is binding across all EU member states. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/dr-o-domhnaill-appointed-as-un-official-rapporteur/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/dr-o-domhnaill-appointed-as-un-official-rapporteur/ Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:39:41 GMT Leading pro-life advocate and well-known psychiatric consultant, Dr Sean Ó Domhnaill, has been appointed an UN Official Rapporteur for his work as a human rights defender. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog--the-medias-rush-to-libel-fr-kevin-reynolds/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/blog--the-medias-rush-to-libel-fr-kevin-reynolds/ Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:20:23 GMT Last Sunday Fr Kevin Reynolds celebrated Mass to mark his reinstatement as Parish Priest of Ashcaragh in Co Galway. He received three standing ovations from the congregation who packed the church to welcome him back. He deserved no less. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/uk-bishop-ties-englands-riots-to-5-million-abortions-over-last-40-years/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/uk-bishop-ties-englands-riots-to-5-million-abortions-over-last-40-years/ Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:00:23 GMT For 41 years, Britain has lived with "a state-sponsored culture of death that has killed 5 million children" said Bishop Patrick O'Donoghue, emeritus bishop of Lancaster, in a homily at a pilgrimage for the unborn in Norfolk last week. "We're ... http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/update-irish-government-now-says-it-rejects-un-abortion-demands/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/update-irish-government-now-says-it-rejects-un-abortion-demands/ Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:45:19 GMT Following intense criticism of the passive response of the Irish Minister for Justice to calls for Ireland to legalise abortion at a major UN hearing, the government subsequently said that it will reject those recommendations attacking Ireland's pro-life laws. The recommendations, which directly targeted our ban on abortion, were made at the UN's review of Ireland's human rights laws, a new process now being carried out in Geneva. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/higgins-backs-off-from-abortion-stance/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/higgins-backs-off-from-abortion-stance/ Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:16:07 GMT It's very interesting to see Labour's presidential candidate Michael D Higgins back away from the pro-abortion stance of his party as the race for the Presidency heats up. This is a familiar pattern for Labour, albeit a trend which was broken by leader Eamon Gilmore in Election 2011 with disastrous effects for the party. http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/irish-government-now-says-it-rejects-un-abortion-demands/ http://www.youthdefence.ie/latest-news/irish-government-now-says-it-rejects-un-abortion-demands/ Tue, 11 Oct 2011 10:10:17 GMT Following intense criticism of the passive response of the Irish Minister for Justice to last Thursday's call for Ireland to legalise abortion at a major UN hearing, the government has now said that it will reject those recommendations attacking ...