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Donegal county council back call opposing abortion legislation

The Donegal Daily reports that a motion has been passed by Donegal County Council opposing any form of legislation on abortion. The council resolved that: “In keeping with the will of the Irish people, as emphatically expressed in the referendum of 1983, Donegal County Council opposes any form of legalisation of abortion in any circumstances”. 17 councillors backed the motion, 6 abstained and one voted against. [Pat Buckley, 31 July]

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• To the gestational approach and back - a top pro-life leader’s journey [LifeSiteNews.com, 30 July]
• Leading pro-abortion activist appointed head of Ireland’s health service [LifeSiteNews.com, 30 July]
• The Catholic Church must stand up to IPPF abortion agenda in Ireland [John Smeaton, 28 July]
• Zambia bans Marie Stopes for committing 490 illegal abortions this year [LifeSiteNews.com, 27 July]
• Pro-abortion "practising Roman Catholic" MP to address Catholic Justice and Peace annual meeting [John Smeaton, 27 July]
• 45 years ago Dr Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury, sold the pass on abortion [John Smeaton, 26 July]

Embryology

• Croatia's fertility law denounced [Tablet, 26 July]

Euthanasia

• Brain dead patients could be kept alive to harvest their organs for NHS [Telegraph, 27 July]
• Macmillan Cancer Support's response on euthanasia [John Smeaton, 26 July]

Population

• Iranian authorities encourage families to have more babies [BBC, 30 July]

Sexual ethics

• Kenya’s bishops decry international push for contraception [Catholic Culture, 31 July]

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