Irish Government Minister Supports Pregnancy Agencies That Have “Religious...
11th Mar 10
Pregnancy agencies with particular religious views should not have to send pregnant women to abortion centres when there are other organisations “not bound by the same values” that are willing to do so, an Irish Government Minister has said.
Minister of State Dr Martin Mansergh also stated that adoption agencies should not have to refer children for adoption to homosexual couples when this conflicted with their religious values. Dr Mansergh was addressing a congregation at Trinity College Chapel in Dublin.
He is one of a series of Lenten speakers and was talking about faith, politics and issues of conscience. He argued that although organised religion and Churches were important repositories of moral values and teaching, they had “no monopoly in setting or...
Labour Senator Attacks Pro-Family Provisions of Irish Constitution
4th Mar 10
Long-time pro-abortion activist Senator Ivana Bacik (Labour Party) has called for a referendum to remove from the Irish Constitution what she called “outdated references” to the role of women.
She said she welcomed the publication of the “children’s rights” report, which contained a proposal for a referendum that could result in a new article 42 in the Constitution.
She...
Fine Gael TD Clarifies Views on Tax Advantages for Married Couples
25th Feb 10
Fine Gael TD Clarifies Views on Tax Advantages for Married Couples
Fine Gael TD Leo Varadkar, in a letter to "The Irish Times", clarified his stance on tax benefits for married people: “Last week I spoke in the Dáil on the Civil Partnership Bill during which I addressed tax...