{"id":180449,"date":"2018-03-15T16:46:43","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T20:46:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=180449"},"modified":"2018-03-15T16:46:43","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T20:46:43","slug":"pro-life-irelands-prime-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-life-irelands-prime-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"American pro-life leaders urge Ireland’s Prime Minister to protect life"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Today, 18 pro-life leaders in the United States penned a 2018 Letter to Irish Prime Minister<\/a> Leo Varadkar, urging him to take a strong stance in favor of Ireland’s 8th Amendment protecting preborn human life in the country — an amendment which has progressively come under more attack in recent years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The letter points out that the 8th Amendment “has protected innocent children in the womb and their mothers from the scourge of abortion” since its inception in 1983, and “<\/span>has <\/span>saved the lives of over 100,000 Irish children<\/span><\/a> [making] Ireland one of the safest places in the world for pregnant women.” The letter goes on to say:<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Ireland has one of the lowest maternal mortality rates in the world \u2013 and this is without abortion. Experienced practitioners and researchers in obstetrics and gynecology from all over the world have applauded Ireland\u2019s 8<\/span>th<\/span> amendment and made it clear that <\/span>women and their children are better off without abortion<\/span><\/a>. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

READ: If Ireland legalizes abortion, roughly 14,000 babies will die every year<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The American pro-life leaders sent a warning, saying that while Roe v. Wade was meant to “only allow abortion in ‘certain circumstances’,” what it did instead was “open[] the floodgates of abortion-on-demand.” And now, more than 55 million children are dead. T<\/span>he leaders added, “we [now] struggle to pass any kind of rollbacks on abortion, even something as common sense as a 20-week ban on abortion \u2013 despite having the support of at least <\/span>76 percent of Americans according to a recent Marist poll<\/span><\/a>.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The letter from pro-life leaders continues:<\/span><\/p>\n

… Ireland… is a beacon of hope for the entire world. Ireland has become one of the leaders in demonstrating life-affirming laws and medical treatment. This is something to be protected and hailed \u2013 not something to be repealed. The 8th amendment should be applauded not repealed. You have the power to continue Ireland\u2019s excellence in life-affirming laws and healthcare.<\/p>\n

Science clearly shows that life begins at conception and with modern medical advances unborn children are able to survive outside of the womb at earlier and earlier stages of development. With modern technology, we are able to see clearly the fingers, toes, heartbeat, brainwaves, all of the facets of a living, breathing human being \u2013 and this is all present before 12 weeks. <\/span><\/p>\n

We stand alongside so many other Irish and Irish-Americans — 34 million Americans claim Irish ancestry \u2013 as we ask you to please do the right thing and uphold the rights and dignity of every life, including those of the unborn, in Ireland. …<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n