Youth Defence's Viva la Vida conference was a huge success last year, and brought young people from all over the country to learn how to become pro-life activists and leaders. They've gone on to do amazing work in their own areas, on campus and on pro-life tours.

The Family Planning Association (FPA) and Irish Family Planning Association (IFPA) have just released plans for the "First All-Ireland Conference on Abortion and Clinical Practice", which features will host numerous speakers from the major abortion organisations - Marie Stopes International, ...

In a matter of weeks, Youth Defence will launch a country-wide billboard campaign calling for full protection for the human embryo. As we’ve been reporting, the Minister for Health Mary Harney claims that she intends to bring forward proposals to Government this year to draft legislation to ...

For only the second time in the history, a recent Gallup poll shows almost half of Americans say Democrats are too liberal - and that includes President Barack Obama. Pro-life activists say the findings, taken in tandem with poll findings that say the majority of Americans now describe themselves ...

A new study finds the later a woman has an abortion the more likely it is that she faces mental health risks and is under pressure from a partner or others to have an abortion she may not otherwise want. Women getting later abortions also are more likely to be ambivalent about having an abortion.

US funding of embryonic stem cell research was brought to an epic halt this week by a U.S. district court. Since taking office, President Barack Obama has supported government funding for the destruction of human embryos in the name of "research". But, on Monday, a U.S. district court issued a ...

For the past two weeks, a group of volunteers from Youth Defence were in Knock collecting signatures against embryonic stem cell research. The members of YD were able to collect thousands of signatures that will be sent to Minister for Health Mary Harney, calling for her to legislate against ...

Precious Life has welcomed the news that the head of Northern Ireland's Human Rights Commission is to step down a year early. Monica McWilliams has announced she will leave next August rather than in 2012.

An Australian mother has told how her touch brought her 'dead' baby back to life. Doctors gave tiny Jamie Ogg no chance of survival when he was born prematurely at 27 weeks weighing just 2lb. His twin sister Emily had survived but after battling for 20 minutes to get him to breathe Jamie was ...

The next 40 Days for Life campaign involving prayer at abortion centers across the nation will be the largest one yet. The campaigns have been responsible for reinvigorating local pro-life efforts, closing abortion facilities and changing the minds of abortion staffers and women considering ...