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No sensible legislator would go near the result of the Citizens’ Assembly

By William Binchy Editor’s note. The “Citizens’ Assembly” is the Irish body of 99 people charged with examining the Eighth Amendment of the Republic of Ireland Constitution, which protects the equal right to life of the mother and baby. As SPUC (the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children) explained, over this past weekend, in …

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Irish “Citizens Assembly” hearing ‘alternative facts’ from abortionists and extremists

Editor’s note. The “ Citizens Assembly” has been meeting to discuss Ireland’s “Eighth amendment” for months. News stories going back to January strongly suggest a majority of the members are overtly hostile to the Eighth amendment to the Irish Constitution, which reads, “The State acknowledges the right to life of the unborn and, with due …

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Bioethicist makes powerful stand for unborn babies at Citizens’ Assembly

Editor’s note. This comes from our friends at SPUC-the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children. On January 7, Dr. Helen Watt of the Anscombe Bioethics Centre gave oral evidence to the Irish Citizens’ Assembly. The Assembly has been charged with examining the 8th Amendment to the Irish Constitution. Adopted in 1983, it protects the …

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