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Marriage in Ireland still declining despite a bumper 2022
The number of marriages that took place in 2022 saw a significant increase on 2021, but this was mainly due to the postponement of weddings during the Covid pandemic. Overall, the marriage rate in Ireland remains low compared with a few decades ago. In all, 23,173...
Bénédicte Colin on the European Certificate of Parenthood
Here you can watch Bénédicte Colin's presentation on the European Certificate of Parenthood.
Webinar on the European Certificate of Parenthood
The European Commission is trying to circumvent the national legislation on parentage and create a cross-border “European Certificate of Parenthood” that would be valid in all the European Union state members. This means that those states that do not recognise...
FAFCE calls the European Commission to include surrogacy in the review of its EU Directive on human trafficking
FAFCE contributed to a call for feedbacks of the European Commission following its proposal to update of its 2011 Directive against human trafficking, very much welcomed in light of the evolution of the forms of exploitation for the past decade. FAFCE feedback to the...
Watch “A special family” webinar
Watch our heartwarming and informative webinar with Anna Buday and her family on World Down Syndrome Day. With five children, including one with Down Syndrome, Anna has a wealth of knowledge and experience to share. During this webinar, Anna and her family shared...
Children are left unprotected against extreme pornography
There is an urgent need to protect children from online pornography, according to a new report by the UK Children’s Commissioner. To tackle this problem, obligatory age verification to watch porn will be introduced soon in France. Ireland should consider something...
NCCA confirms worst suspicions of parents about gender ideology
Many Parents have expressed serious concerns about proposed changes to the Relationships and Sexuality Education (RSE) curriculum for junior cycle students (age 12-15). These are stated in response to a consultation process initiated by the National Council for...
The dangers of a “European parenthood certificate”
3rd of February 2023, Brussels “A child is not an entitlement and parenthood is not a right; rather, a child is a gift and parenthood is a responsibility.” These were the words of FAFCE’s President, Vincenzo Bassi, in an open letter reacting to the announcement of an...
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Demographic Winter: Future in Danger
Brussels, 9 January 2023 “With his words of today to the Diplomatic Corps, the Holy Father reminded the whole world of the centrality of the demographic question, particularly visible in Italy and throughout southern Europe. The demographic issue concerns all, and it...
Government recognising commercial surrogacy in all but name
The Government has approved a legislative proposal to recognise and facilitate what amounts to commercial surrogacy abroad, a practice banned almost everywhere in Europe because it commodifies babies and exploits low-income women. The Government denies it will...
An Ireland without Down Syndrome
The Master of the Rotunda, Professor Fergal Malone, has revealed that up to 95pc of parents who are informed by the hospital that their unborn babies have Down Syndrome (DS) opt for abortion. This is a horrifying figure that appears to have soared since the abortion...
“The Synod in Ireland”
Here you can find the recording of the talk on "The Synod in Ireland" given by Dr John Murray (DCU) at the Family Solidarity 2022 AGM, 3rd December, in Dublin.
Talk on the Synod in Ireland
Dr John Murray (DCU) will give a talk on the "Synod in Ireland" on Saturday 3rd December at 12.00 in Ely House, Dublin 2. This event is part of the Family Solidarity 2022 AGM. We will begin with Mass in the chapel at 11.00, then the talk, which is open to everyone,...
The coming ‘depopulation bomb’
A moral transformation, rather than social policies, will stop the de-population bomb claims Dr Nicholas Eberstadt, an expert in demography, in a new interview called the ‘De-Population Bomb’. For years we have been warned of the dangers of an increasing world...
Throwback on FAFCE conference on the protection of children from online pornography
FAFCE held yesterday a conference at the European Parliament on « Challenges and dangers of children exposure to sexual explicit content in the digital era”, hosted by MEP François-Xavier Bellamy (EPP, France). Participants and Members of the European Parliament had...
An open letter to the Bishops of Ireland
Family Solidarity and the Synodal Pathway An open letter to the Bishops of Ireland Dublin, 18th October 2022 Your Excellencies, Since when the national and the worldwide synodal pathways were announced last year, Family Solidarity has been actively...
FAFCE welcomes the inclusion of “grooming” in a Recommendation proposal against child sexual abuse
The European Commission published on the 11th of May 2022 a proposal of Recommendation laying down rules to prevent and combat child sexual abuse. This new piece of legislation aims to resolve the difficult implementation of the 2011 Child Sexual Abuse Directive by...
Pro-life hero, Dr Dermot Kearney, speaks about the use of the abortion pill reversal protocol
Pro-life hero, Dr Dermot Kearney, speaks about the use of the abortion pill reversal protocol. An event hosted by Family Solidarity on 2th July 2020.
Government’s latest legislative programme bad news for pro-lifers
This Dail is back in session. What are some of the issues we should be looking out for in the autumn term? One is the promised “hate crimes” bill which may affect freedom of religious expression. Another, not totally unrelated, is the proposal to ban pro-lifers from...
Exploring the link between family breakdown and anti-social behaviour
When we see reports about anti-social behaviour and criminality – for example, the ramming of a garda car in Dublin this week – no-one ever explores whether there might be a link with family breakdown. It would be surprising if this was not sometimes the case. Plenty...
Why Governments should pay more attention to family stability
Almost half of children born in the UK in 2000 did not grow up with both of their biological parents throughout their childhood, according to a new report by the Children’s Commissioner, Rachel de Souza. This is because so many are born to lone parents, or else see...
Pre Rally for Life talk with Dr Dermot Kearney
The Rally for Life will take place in Dublin on the 2nd July and, for this occasion, Family Solidarity has organised a special pre-rally talk with Dr Dermot Kearney. Dr Kearney has saved dozens of babies in England, helping their mothers who had taken an abortion pill...
Marriage in Ireland continues its decline
New figures from the Central Statistics Office throw light on the changing nature of marriage in Ireland. The number of marriages went up in 2021, however, it hasn’t reached the pre-Covid levels. Many Catholic weddings were postponed last year but they are the most...
A landmark victory for a pro-life doctor
Dr Dermot Kearney is an Irish physician working in England. Through use of the Abortion Pill Reversal (APR) treatment, he has saved at least 20 babies who would otherwise have been lost to abortion. Abortion provider, Marie Stopes International, made a complaint...
The poor state of marriage across the EU
Ireland had one of the lowest marriage rates in Europe in 2020, according to new data from Eurostat. This was the year Covid emerged, so marriage rates dropped everywhere, but Ireland was particularly bad, and the rate was already low. Figures from Eurostat show that...
Rosary and get together
Rosary and get together for families. Sunday 15th May, at 3.00 pm in Dublin 4. For more info contact familysolidarityireland@gmail.com
FAFCE Board: Families and family associations, builders of peace
Vác, 6 May 2022 FAFCE Board gathered in the city of Vác (Hungary), from the 4th to the 6th of May. These three days meeting represents an important moment of dialogue for Catholic Family Associations in Europe, during which the main guidelines of their action at the...
Oireachtas Committee told harsh facts of life about commercial surrogacy
Officials from three Government Departments have expressed great doubt about the possibility of legislating for the recognition of international commercial surrogacy contracts in Ireland. Besides practical difficulties, it would create a double standard if commercial...
Submission on the abortion legislation to the Department of Health
Family Solidarity has presented a submission to the Department of Health on the review of the abortion legislation. The submission can be found here.
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CALL FOR DONATIONS to support Ukrainian families
Following last week's FAFCE appeal for peace in Ukraine, our Members and Partner Associations wish to commit concretely to support Ukrainian families fleeing the war. Indeed, as associations of European families, we feel the responsibility to support our brothers and...
New law will allow use of gametes from a deceased person
The new assisted reproduction legislation will allow the use of sperm or eggs from a deceased person. Fatherless children will be created intentionally. The Irish government has approved the publication of the Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2022 that will legislate...
Religious practice makes us happy
Religious practice makes us happy, says Laurie Santos who teaches classes on the psychology of happiness at Yale University. In an interview with the New York Times magazine, the popular cognitive scientist discusses what contributes to our happiness and, among other...
Radical assisted suicide organisation opens in Ireland to almost no reaction
Exit International, one of the most radical assisted suicide organisations in the world, has launched an Irish branch. They want almost no limits on euthanasia/assisted suicide. They believe that any adult who wishes to kill themselves, and is mentally competent,...
The Synodal Pathway in Ireland
Here below you can find the recording of the webinar on "The Synodal Pathway" organised by Family Solidarity on February 3rd 2022. The slides used by Dr Brady and Bishop Leahy can be downloaded here.
Webinar on “The Synodal Pathway”
Family Solidarity invites you to a webinar on “The Irish Synodal Pathway” with Bishop Brendan Leahy (Bishop of Limerick) and Dr Nicola Brady (Chair of the Steering Committee). Thursday 3rd February 2022 at 7.00 pm on Zoom. Request link by email...
FAFCE’s Open Letter to French President Emmanuel Macron: “Are we still free to protect life?”
Dear Mr. President, Following your speech at the European Parliament on the occasion of the start of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union, we would like to express our concerns about some contradictions in your statement. While on the one hand...
The female victims of anti-Christian persecution
In many countries, Christian women and girls suffer abduction, rape, forced conversion and forced marriage, according to a new report. But social stigma and fear of reprisal from perpetrators keep their stories mostly unheard. The “Hear her cries: Kidnapping, forced...
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland publish position paper on physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia
The College of Psychiatrists of Ireland (College of Psychiatrists) has warned that physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia (PAS-E) is not compatible with good medical care and that its introduction in Ireland could place vulnerable patients at risk. PAS-E is also...
Our latest webinar on Family and Synodality
Here you can find the recording of the webinar "Family and Synodality: a call for participation". These are the Powerpoint slides showed by St Nathalie.
Family and Synodality: a call for participation
The synodality is a call for mutual listening between all the members of the Church, and inspired by the Holy Spirit. Encouraged by the opening of the Synod, family associations wish to become protagonists of the synodal movement initiated by Pope Francis. In...
Webinar: The Synodal Church of the 21st century
On 14th October, Family Solidarity hosted a webinar with Jason Osborne, journalist with the Irish Catholic. The title of the talk was "The Synodal Church of the 21st century: a young, married man's prespective". A recording of the webinar can be watched...
Webinar: What should we expect from the Synod?
Family Solidarity webinar: What should we expect from the Synod? Speaker: Jason Osborne 14th October 2021 at 7.30 Pm (Irish Time) on Zoom Request link by email to familysolidarityireland@gmail.com Jason Osborne is a journalist with The Irish Catholic newspaper. Before...
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Day for Life 2021
Day for Life is celebrated annually by the Catholic Church in Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. It is a day dedicated to raising awareness of the meaning and value of human life at every stage and in every condition. This year’s Day for Life will be celebrated in...
Missing marriage and the baby carriage
All around the Western world, people are marrying later or not at all. The average Irish couple is now well into their 30s by the time they tie the knot, and marriage rates in Ireland have plunged since the 1970s. A similar pattern exists in Canada, where a new...
Religion had positive effect on mental health during lockdown
The benefits of religion to mental health are well documented and its positive impact during the pandemic has been confirmed by a number of recent studies. Covid-19 has had a profound effect on our lives. Significant moments such as baptisms, first communions,...
Pope Francis: abortion contributing to Europe’s ‘demographic winter’
Pope Francis has denounced the modern “throwaway culture” that discards unwanted human beings through abortion and euthanasia. In a wide-ranging interview with Spain’s COPE radio station, the pope once again compared the practice of abortion to hiring a hit man to...
If we want a future, we must promote ‘familism’ not ‘workism’
In many countries, including Ireland, not enough babies are being born to prevent the population ageing and declining. Many factors are at work, including the cost of living. But another, linked factor, is that increasingly we prioritise work over family, that is...
Ireland’s rising number of divorces will harm children
There was a huge increase of applications for divorce last year. It was the highest number since divorce was introduced in 1997. There are many reasons why we should be worried about it, not least because children affected by parental divorce have a higher risk of...
Assisted suicide Bill was too flawed to continue
The Private Member’s Bill to legalise assisted suicide and euthanasia, proposed by Deputy Gino Kenny, has been rejected by the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice as it contains serious flaws and it was criticised by the majority of the public submissions,...
Ireland’s abortion rate increased last year
A total of 6,577 women had an abortion in Ireland in 2020, according to a report presented today by the Department of Health. That is slightly down on the figure of 6,666 in 2019, but the ratio (number of abortions per live births) is up, because fewer women became...
Why Europe needs a common day of rest
Once upon a time, not so long ago, Sunday was considered a day of rest. But now, like every other day of the week, it has basically been captured by the demands of commerce. So there is no longer a communal day of rest in a lot of countries. This needs to change....
FAFCE Board Members adopt a Resolution on “The Family is the Democratic and Demographic Future of Europe”
On the 26th and 27th of May 2021, FAFCE held its biannual Board Meeting, gathering its 28 Member, Associated and Observer Organisations from 18 European Countries. This year, the event featured three guest speakers. Fr. Martin Michalíček, Secretary General of Council...
European Sunday Alliance Webinar on ‘The right to disconnect and the need for a European weekly common day of rest’
INVITATION | European Sunday Alliance Webinar on ‘The right to disconnect and the need for a European weekly common day of rest’ (Tuesday, 1 June 2021 at 12 pm Irish time) The Steering Group of the European Sunday Alliance invites you to its Webinar on “The right to...
Major new Irish study finds family structure matters
One of the great taboos in modern Irish debate is pointing out that family structure matters, and makes a difference to the lives of children. Such a declaration is considered to be offensive and judgemental. But suppose it is true, and suppose certain family...
FAFCE Webinar – The Family antidote to loneliness, beyond the pandemic
On the 13th May, the Federation of Catholic Family Associations hosted a Webinar entitled ‘The Family: antidote to loneliness, beyond the pandemic’. Maria Steen spoke on behalf of Family Solidarity. AGENDA Opening Address Mr Vincenzo Bassi, FAFCE President...
Covid caused a bigger decline in Catholic weddings than civil ones. Why?
What effect did Covid-19 have on the number of weddings that took place in Ireland last year compared with 2019? As you can imagine, a very big effect. In fact, the figure halved, but the reduction in the amount of Catholic weddings was bigger than in the number of...
European Parliament Calls to Recognise the Role of the Family in the European Child Guarantee
Brussels, 12 May 2021 On March 24th, 2021, the European Commission published its proposal for a European Child Guarantee, a key part of the European Union’s effort to eliminate child poverty and social exclusion. A previous FAFCE article detailed the measures forseen...
Saint Joseph and his role in the family
The Holy Father has designated the year from 8th December 2020 to 8th December 2021 as the Year of Saint Joseph. Family Solidarity hosted a Webinar on the 13th March 2021 featuring Father Jesse Maingot O.P. who talked on Saint Joseph in his role in the family....
Being a mother is the best gift
MOTHERHOOD IS THE BEST GIFT Women of the World Platform and the undersigning entities declare that: 1.- Motherhood is the best gift not only for a woman and her family but for the whole society that should rejoice with motherhood, respect it, support it and celebrate...
Upcoming webinar: The family as antitode to loneliness
On the 13th May, the Federation of Catholic Family Associations will host a Webinar entitled ‘The Family: antidote to loneliness, beyond the pandemic’. Loneliness is a deep disease of our era, as prophetically announced by Pope Francis shortly before the beginning of...
Racial equality report highlights importance of traditional family
A constant theme of The Iona Institute, indeed one of the chief reasons it was founded, is to point out that family structure matters, and specifically that when mothers and fathers raise their children together, the children are likely to do better in life. A major...
Law Society blasts Ireland’s family law courts as “third world”
The chair of the Law Society’s Family and Child Law Committee, Helen Coughlan, has said that Ireland has been left with “third world infrastructure” in the family courts and that urgent investment is needed to prevent children and vulnerable people from paying the...
Less than one in five people want to put children in day-care
On a regular basis, there are calls for the Irish State to invest more in day-care so that parents can afford to go out to work. The underlying assumption all the time is that this is something most parents want. This is a highly dubious proposition. In 2013, The Iona...
Webinar on Saint Joseph
The Holy Father has designated the year from 8th December 2020 to 8th December 2021, as the Year of Saint Joseph. Family Solidarity will host a Webinar on the 13th March 2021 featuring Father Colm Mannion O.P. who will Talk on Saint Joseph in his role in the family....
Five Ideas for Strengthening a Pandemic-Stressed Marriage
Last year about this time, my husband and I were eagerly anticipating a weekend away at the Worldwide Marriage Encounter renewal retreat that we’ve attended for the past three years with about 100 other married couples. At the end of February, my mother traveled up...
FAFCE-NWFE White Paper on “Protecting women from maternal mobbing”
Brussels, 11th February 2021 The current pandemic puts a new light on the daily struggles experienced by parents when balancing their work and family time, and especially for mothers. Imposed lockdown on workers made suddenly more concrete the weight of unpaid work...
How the 8th amendment saved hundreds of babies with Down Syndrome
Thanks to prenatal screening, far fewer babies with Down Syndrome are being born than was once the case. A recent study shows that across Europe as a whole, the reduction is in the order of half, but in Ireland prior to the introduction of abortion two years ago, it...
Submission on the euthanasia Bill
This is the Family Solidarity's submission on the assisted suicide and euthanasia Bill: Family Solidarity submission
Two upcoming webinars
On the Saturday 13th February 2021 at 11 am (Irish Time) we will host a webinar featuring the President of the Federation of Catholic Family Associations of Europe, Vincenzo Bassi and the immediate Past President Antoine Renard who will describe the Federation's...
In 2021, go to Joseph!
A year of graces After the experience of 2020, many people are wondering what to expect in this year beginning. Of course we cannot tell what the future holds, but we can be sure that this year will be a time of many and great graces since the Holy Father has declared...
Contrary to popular belief, religious men do more housework than the norm
It goes against the lazy stereotype of the traditionalist, bread-winning male and the subservient wife who does all the housework, but new research has found that men who attend religious services regularly spend more time doing housework than most other men. The...
Latvia: FAFCE supports the Constitutional Amendment in favour of Marriage and Family
Press Release Latvia: FAFCE supports the Constitutional Amendment in favour of Marriage and Family Brussels, 12 January 2021 “We support the efforts of the Latvian legislators towards the recognition of marriage as the stable union of a man and a woman, at the basis...
A protest letter to the RTE Complaints Department
This is the text of the letter sent by our chairman to the RTE Complaints Department Dear Sir/Madam We refer to the NYE Countdown Show fronted by Kathryn Thomas and Deirdre O'Kane broadcast on 31/12/2020 that contained two items described as 'Waterford...
How lockdown has broken some marriages and improved others
The lockdown has not worsened marriage, according to a new study. Fewer parents than before reported that they were considering divorce and 20pc said that their relationship has improved. What is the effect of the lockdown on marriage and relationships? When it began...
More than 90% of married parents are still together after five years compared with just 75% who cohabit, research says
More than 90 per cent of married parents will still be together in five years’ time compared with just three-quarters of cohabiting families, new research has found. Pro-marriage campaigners say the study proves that an official commitment ‘boosts stability and acts...
“Without families and family associations there is no future for Europe”
FAFCE WEBINAR on the EU recovery and its investment in the family: “Without families and family associations there is no future for Europe” In cooperation with our Spanish member Foro de la Familia, FAFCE organised an online event on 3 December 2020 to discuss the EU...
Euthanasia in Belgium and Netherlands: How the slippery slope is turning into reality
This is a talk given on the 1st December by Dr Léopold Vanbellingen of the European Institute of Bioethics (IEB) in Brussels. Léopold Vanbellingen works as...
COMECE-FAFCE reflection on the role of the elderly in times of demographic change
Press Release COMECE-FAFCE reflection on the role of the elderly in times of demographic change “Elderly people are a gift and a resource, [...] they cannot be seen as separated from communities”, states FAFCE, together with the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences...
Oppose Child Euthanasia
The Netherlands Minister of Health, Hugo de Jonge, announced on October 12 that their government will amend or re-interpret the euthanasia law to permit child euthanasia. Please sign this petition and express your opposition to child euthanasia: ...
Third webinar on euthanasia
Family Solidarity will host a third ZOOM webinar on Tuesday 1st December at 7.30 pm (Irish time) Léopold Vanbellingen of the European Institute of Bioethics (IEB) in Brussels will give a talk on Euthanasia in Belgium and Netherlands: How the slippery slope is turning...
A new campaign to expand the grounds for abortion in Ireland
The Irish abortion law is to be reviewed next year and the campaign to expand its grounds has already started. A recent newspaper article presented the tragic story of an unborn baby who had received a diagnosis of a chromosome abnormality. As this diagnosis fell...
Gene Editing and Planned Personhood
The specter of “planned personhood” crops up again and again throughout science fiction, from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein to Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and Star Trek’s “Eugenics Wars.” Genetic engineers in such stories are morally compromised at best, depraved at...
Family is the heart of the post-pandemic recovery
FAFCE held today its bi-annual Board Meeting, gathering representatives of Members Associations from all over Europe. Sharing the same concerns for the future of Europe after the pandemic, FAFCE Members adopted a Resolution on “Family is the heart of the post-pandemic...
Assisted suicide, euthanasia and dying in dignity. A view from Belgium and the Netherlands
A talk given by Dr Vicent Kemme to Family Solidarity on the 7th November. Dr Vincent Kemme is a biologist from the Netherlands, former...
European Parliament recognises the importance of the family in Employment and social policies
On October 22nd, the European Parliament adopted a Resolution on “Employment and social policies of the Euro area 2020” which recognises the vital importance of families and offers specific improvements in four different areas, as described in following paragraphs....
How ‘science’ was used to victimise unmarried mothers
In Ireland in the past, unmarried mothers and their children were harshly treated as a result of a potent brew of Victorian values and a strict application of Catholic morality. But as we will see, in other countries such as Britain and Sweden, the ‘science’ of...
Second webinar: ASSISTED SUICIDE, EUTHANASIA AND DYING WITH DIGNITY
Family Solidarity will host a second ZOOM webinar on ASSISTED SUICIDE, EUTHANASIA AND DYING WITH DIGNITY Saturday 7th November at 11 am (Irish time) Dr Vincent Kemme will speak about the situation in Belgium and the Netherlands, with some reflections on the...
Euthanasia’s Slippery Slope in Netherlands Set to Snare Children
The Euthanasia Act of the Netherlands provides that a doctor who performs euthanasia, or assists in suicide, cannot be prosecuted and punished if he meets a number of due care requirements. He must verify that the request is voluntary and durable. Furthermore, the...
Clergy who hold acts of public worship can go to prison under new Covid measures
Under new Covid restrictions passed into law last night in the Dail, a priest can now be fined, or imprisoned, or both, for saying Mass in public. The same applies to any minister of religion who holds a public act of worship. This is drastic, draconian and...
Webinar: ASSISTED SUICIDE, EUTHANASIA AND DYING WITH DIGNITY
Family Solidarity hosted an on line ZOOM webinar on ASSISTED SUICIDE, EUTHANASIA AND DYING WITH DIGNITY On Thursday 15th October at 19.30 (Irish time) Dr Noreen O’Carroll presented a paper on the above topic and it was followed by a discussion with a panel which...
Once euthanasia is introduced, the grounds always expand
Last night the Dáil voted in favour of moving Gino Kenny’s assisted suicide bill past the second stage of the legislation process, and to committee stage. Several senior Government figures voted in favour of it including Leo Varadkar, Helen McEntee, Stephen Donnelly...
Dail rushes to embrace assisted suicide
On the 2nd October the Dail debated Gino Kenny’s assisted suicide bill. But it wasn’t a debate because only one TD opposed to the bill was allowed to speak, namely Peter Fitzpatrick, and he was given only four minutes. In other words, 71 out of the 75 minutes allotted...
New Vatican document sets out clearly the case against assisted suicide
Last week, the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith, published ‘The Good Samaritan’, a letter approved by the Pope decrying euthanasia. It is very timely from the point of view of the assisted suicide bill currently before the Dáil. Some form of it could be passed...
Position Papers – October 2020
You can read more here: https://issuu.com/victordiazblazquez/docs/october2020
Why leading doctors oppose assisted suicide
A Private Members’ Bill seeking to permit assisted suicide will be debated in the Dáil next week. It is proposed by Solidarity-People Before Profit TD Gino Kenny. The last time when this issue was discussed in Leinster House, three years ago, some of the strongest...
Legislators who legalise euthanasia are ‘accomplices of a grave sin’
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's 20-page document, ‘The Good Samaritan’ warns that “Incurable cannot mean that care has come at an end”. As more countries contemplate the legalisation of euthanasia and assisted suicide, the Vatican on Tuesday issued a...
Assisted Suicide Bill introduced in the Dail is fatally flawed
A Private Members’ Bill permitting Assisted Suicide has been introduced to the Dail today by Gino Kenny TD. Some media reports say the Bill has strong safeguards and is limited in scope. This is totally false. Its definition of ‘terminal illness’ is incredibly broad,...