It has been four months since abortion was legalised in Northern Ireland.   At the time, as spokeswoman for Life NI, I commented that “we are moving into an interim period where there is little to no firm guidance on the position of conscientious objectors in the medical field, or the future availability of abortion services”.   As… Read more »

Campaign group Don’t Screen Us Out have written an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him to protect pre-birth human beings with Down’s Syndrome in Northern Ireland. Don’t Screen Us Out describe themselves as “a grass-roots initiative supported by a collection of people with Down’s syndrome, families and Down Syndrome advocate groups led… Read more »

Life Northern Ireland is extremely disappointed by a statement by professional bodies calling for abortion on demand up to 24 weeks.  The recommendation is contained in a joint statement by The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and the Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH).  The colleges said abortion should be available… Read more »

Over the Christmas break, someone very close to me experienced the loss of their first child. Their little baby was 7 weeks old. Despite the early stage of the pregnancy, I can assure you that the sense of loss was no less painful than if the child had been much older. The grief I felt, as… Read more »

2019 – a review Let’s be honest, I can’t imagine there are that many prolifers who are sad to say goodbye to 2019. It’s certainly one of the toughest years I can remember. Tragically, the very first day of 2019 began with the commencement of abortion procedures in Ireland; in April, social abortion was introduced onto the Isle of… Read more »