Seventy-six percent of Canadians believe it is best for children under six to be cared for at home by a parent, according to a new poll by a leading pro-family organisation. Respondents were asked: “Please tell me which arrangement you would ideally prefer for your children, even if you don’t have children under six. “Would...
A majority of Americans are pessimistic about the state of moral values in the United States, according to a new Gallup poll. Seventy-two percent say moral values in the country as a whole are getting worse, while 44pc rate the current state of moral values as poor. In 2012, 73pc said moral values were getting...
Fianna Fáil leader Micheal Martin has claimed that the Government’s proposed abortion legislation is “consistent with a pro-life position” and believes that his party should support it. However he admitted that there were many within his party who disagreed, and did not clearly rule out a free vote on the issue. His latest position marks...
Allegations of poor quality care and mistreatment of children made against two creches in Co. Dublin are being investigated by the Gardai and the HSE. A further creche is the subject solely of a HSE investigation. Reports suggest that children at one creche were unnecessarily strapped in their chairs and abruptly handled while they were...
A Labour TD has admitted that abortion is not a treatment for suicidal ideation or suicidal intent. Speaking on Tuesday during the Health Committee’s hearings on the Bill, Ciara Conway, the Deputy Chair of the committee said that everyone was agreed that abortion was not a treatment for suicide. Ms Conway, who is in favour...
A former Government advisor has slammed Senator John Crown for an “illiberal and sectarian” article in last weekend’s Sunday Independent. Writing in the Irish Catholic, Gerry Howlin accused Senator Crown, who suggested that those who opposed to the Government’s abortion legislation should be required to take an oath of allegiance to the Constitution, of displaying...
The Government’s proposed abortion legislation is “incompatible with the core values of human rights” because it allows the deliberate and intentional destruction of innocent human life, Professor William Binchy has said. Testifying yesterday before the Oireachtas Health Committee, Professor Binchy, formerly of Trinity College and the Irish Human Rights Commission, said that the Bill as...
The Government’s proposed abortion Bill risks normalising suicide among young men, a leading mental health professional has warned. The inclusion of a suicide clause in the legislation could cost more lives than it saved by “normalising” it, Prof Kevin Malone said at the second day of the Oireachtas health committee’s hearing on the proposed abortion...
A bid to protect the right of religious schools not to teach that same-sex marriage and opposite marriage are equivalent has been rejected by the House of Commons. The bid was one of a number voted on yesterday during a debate on the British government’s same-sex marriage bill. The failure to win an explicit protection...
The leading organisation fighting the redefinition of marriage in the US is set to sue the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), accusing it of leaking its tax details to a political rival. The move comes amid controversy after it emerged that the IRS, which is the US Government’s tax gathering arm, was targeting conservative groups who...
