U.S. National Cancer Institute researcher Dr. Louise Brinton, who was the chief organizer of the National Cancer Institute (NCI) workshop in 2003 that persuaded women that it was "well established" that "abortion is not associated with increased breast cancer risk," has reversed her position and...
Youth Defence has welcomed the result of a Millward Brown IMS poll which found that a large majority support legal protection fro embryonic human beings. The poll asked a sample of 943 people aged 18-plus: "Do you think the Dáil should enshrine the protection of the human embryo in law or not?"...
Thank you. Despite the many commitments of Christmas, and the havoc being caused by the artic chill, YD's new leaflet explaining the need to protect the human embryos has now reached EVERY constituency in Ireland.
Leading US pro-lifer Jill Stanek has described the publication of photographs of aborted babies by the New York Times as one of the events having the "greatest impact to the pro-life movement in 2009, in both my opinion and the opinion of my blog readers."
Speaking yesterday, Pope Benedict XVI called attention to the writings of John of Salisbury, the Bishop of Chartres in France who died in 1180.
Youth Defence has said that a sustained, nationwide response is now required to ensure that the government moves to protect the human embryo following last Tuesday's Supreme Court judgment in the RvR case which wiped out the legal rights of the human embryo outside the womb.
A new Facebook group is calling for action to "STOP killing people with disabilities". Set up by long-time pro-life activist Tony Barry, the group says "it seeks to promote a positive attitude in society towards people who were born with a disability and to counter act against the negative...
Mexican pro-lifers were elated when the Vera Cruz amended its state constitution last month to protect life from the moment of conception, joining 16 other Mexican states. The vote set the stage for a possible amendment to the federal constitution: under Mexico's constitution, approval by a...
A little-publicized decision by Italy's Constitutional Court last month may have significant implications concerning the direction of Europe, strengthening national sovereignty as a bulwark against transnational overreach by European institutions. It also signals the continued importance of...
Embryo Case: Youth Defence has called on the government to respect the wishes of the people and to move to protect human life from the moment of conception. The pro-life organization made its call as the Supreme Court today dismissed an appeal by a mother of two against the High Court's refusal...
