{"id":37813,"date":"2013-07-11T07:23:56","date_gmt":"2013-07-11T11:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=37813"},"modified":"2013-07-11T09:49:51","modified_gmt":"2013-07-11T13:49:51","slug":"irelands-largest-pro-life-rally-in-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/irelands-largest-pro-life-rally-in-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Largest pro-life rally in Irish history, calls for Ireland to remain abortion-free"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Irish Constitution currently holds a protection for the unborn from the moment of conception. But the Irish government is now working to DISMANTLE this protection and legalize abortion in Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish Constitution currently states:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>The State acknowledges the right to life of the unborn and, with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother, guarantees in its laws to respect, and, as far as practicable, by its laws to defend and vindicate that right.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Irish government\u2019s extreme abortion bill would legalize abortion through all nine months of pregnancy, when a woman\u2019s life is seen as being in danger \u2013 including the risk of suicide. The Irish people want a vote on this CONTENTIOUS (?) issue, but the government has refused and is now on a power trip to legalize this brutal practice in Ireland, a country that has been untouched by the culture of death.<\/p>\n<p>But the people will not be silent, and they continue to rise up and fight for the protection of every human life.<\/p>\n<p>This past Saturday, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelifeinstitute.net\/latest-news\/let-the-people-vote-60000-people-demand-the-right-to-vote-on-abortion-bill\/\">over 60,000 people from across Ireland flooded the streets of Dublin<\/a>, to stand up against the government and to call for the protection of the unborn child to be upheld.<\/p>\n<p>Ireland\u2019s leading pro-life organizations &#8211; Youth Defence, the Life Institute, and Precious Life \u2013 organized this rally in response to the Irish government\u2019s push for abortion legalization and to call on the Prime Minister Enda Kenny to give the people a vote.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/M_5uhQcyeZk\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Eoghan de Faoite of Youth Defence said the Rally Committee was \u201cabsolutely delighted with the huge turnout\u201d and that \u201cthere was huge momentum building to let the people vote on the Bill using Article 27 of the Irish Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He exclaimed, \u201cWhat is Prime Minister Enda Kenny afraid of? Let the people vote!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/y13.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-37886\" style=\"margin-left: 15px; margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px;\" alt=\"y1\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/y13-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/y13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/y13.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The 60,000 people brought Dublin to a standstill and forced the public to pay attention to the intense battle that Ireland is in the midst of, as they work to keep the unborn child protected under the law.<\/p>\n<p>Director of The Life Institute Niamh Ui Bhriain, addressed the rally, saying, \u201cThe pro-life ethos of Ireland has made this country the safest place in the world for a woman to carry a baby.\u201d And this is according to the often quite pro-abortion <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cVGvUF217us&amp;feature=player_embedded\">United Nations and the World Health Organization<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>She went on: \u201cArticle 6 of the Constitution puts these matters in the hands of the people. We demand the right to vote!\u201d Then the crowd erupted in cheers and began chanting, \u201cLet us vote! Let. Us. Vote!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe desire of the Irish people is to love them both, to protect them both, and to find a better answer for them both than abortion,\u201d said Ui Bhriain. \u201cOur mothers deserve better. Our babies deserve better. And our country deserves better.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bernie Smyth of Precious Life also spoke to the rally, saying, \u201cThis is the greatest human rights battle of our day. And it is also the greatest spiritual battle of our day!\u201d She went on, \u201cWe must raise up a banner of prayer across the nation. We are a people that will not accept a bill that allows our children to be killed. We must storm heaven at this time. We need a revolution in prayer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/youth-defence26.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-37888\" style=\"margin-left: 15px; margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px;\" alt=\"youth-defence2\" src=\"\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/youth-defence26-300x200.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/youth-defence26-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/youth-defence26.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u201cIt\u2019s not over\u2026 until we say\u2026 it\u2019s over!\u201d Smyth exclaimed. And the crowd went wild.<\/p>\n<p>The battle for life in Ireland is far from over. But the Irish pro-life movement is on fire, and its members are more passionate and determined than ever to uphold the protection of the unborn child.<\/p>\n<p>The Irish government is currently debating the bill and should have a final decision over the coming days. This <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thelifeinstitute.net\/current-projects\/kill-the-bill-not-the-child\/\">brutal abortion bill<\/a> would legalize abortion through all nine months of pregnancy, when a woman\u2019s life is seen as being in danger \u2013 including risk of suicide.<\/p>\n<p>Please continue to pray for Ireland, that the pro-life movement stays strong in this battle to protect life and that the government votes against this vicious abortion legislation.<\/p>\n<p>Keep Ireland abortion-free!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prayers for a country untouched by the culture of death (so far).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":37887,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Largest pro-life rally in Irish history, calls for Ireland to remain abortion-free - 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