Medical students dreading the future upon reading recent abortion report
Students for Life Ireland, a pro-life student group, have revealed that medical students in Ireland are fearful for what careers might hold in light of the recently published paper relating to abortion in Ireland. Spokesperson for the group Clara Terren Hogan, a student of medicine in NUI Galway, said: “As a medical student I am […]
Emmerdale Down’s Syndrome abortion story line inappropriate in 2020
Students for Life Ireland have hit out at Emmerdale’s inappropriate storyline involving an abortion on the grounds of disability. Spokesperson for the group, Leanne Lynch, said: “This controversy warrants serious discussion. The storyline in Emmerdale suggests that unborn babies with Down’s Syndrome should be aborted. This is an ableist and unacceptable message. We all know […]
A pro-life student’s views on Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation
“As a young person, as a student, as a pro-life feminist and as a woman, I have watched the debates surrounding the appointment of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court of the USA. To an extent the debate sickened me, and part of me wondered why we’re even having such a debate. The debate, […]
Students for Life Ireland write to Health Minister over ‘inhumane’ maternity restrictions
Students for Life Ireland, a pro-life student group, have written to the Health Minister Stephen Donnelly calling on him to reconsider the severe visitor restrictions in maternity wards around the country. Spokesperson for the group, Serena Lazarus, a medical student in NUIG, said: “Over the past number of weeks we’ve been hearing a lot from […]
Young people represent group most opposed to euthanasia
Students for Life Ireland have today confirmed their opposition to the euthanasia Bill currently before the Dáil. Spokesperson for the group, Clara Terren Hogan, a Medical Student in NUI Galway, said: “An Amarach Research Opinion poll commissioned by RTE’s Claire Byrne Show last year revealed that those aged between 18 and 24 years are the […]
It’s Time To End Telemedicine Abortions
Students for Life Ireland, a pro-life student group, have called on Health Minister Stephen Donnelly to end the practice of home abortions. It comes after news from the UK of two deaths associated with ‘DIY’ abortions. Spokesperson for the group Gavin Boyne said: “In recent months leaked documents from the NHS have revealed that two women […]
Students for Life Ireland slam NUI Galway move to increase weekly childcare fees
Students for Life Ireland, a national pro-life student group, have heavily criticised NUI Galway’s move to increase the weekly fees for the college Crèche from €174 to €220 in recent days. Spokesperson for the group, 21-year-old Luke Power, a member of the NUIG Life Society, said: “It is absolutely disgraceful that in the midst of […]
“The figures released today by the Department of Health highlight how Ireland has failed women” – Students For Life Ireland
Students for Life Ireland have claimed that the figures released today by the Department of Health show that repealing the eighth amendment was merely a ‘box-ticking exercise’ by the outgoing government. Spokesperson for the group, 22 year old Gavin Boyne from Ringsend, a student of Philosophy in Trinity College Dublin said: “Before the repeal of […]
“Two years since the abortion referendum and the narrative is still the same” Gavin Boyne, Students for Life
Two years ago this week two thirds of the electorate voted to remove recognition of the right to life from the constitution. The divisive referendum campaign and the debates which followed as the abortion bill was rail-roaded through the Oireachtas will stick in our minds for years to come. The slogan of compassion from the […]
17.04.20 “Unsupervised taking of abortion pills is dangerous, unconscionable and it won’t be long before a woman dies.” Leanne, Students for Life
The title of this blog may seem dramatic, but these are not my words, these are the words of pro-choice politicians during the abortion debate of 2018. They talked about the dangers of unsupervised abortions as part of their campaign for “safe legal abortion”. If we didn’t repeal the 8th Amendment, they said, it wouldn’t […]