In This Week’s Issue:

  • Heartbreaking story reveals harsh truth behind new abortion regime đź’”

  • Newspaper highlights Community Connect’s incredible work đź“°

  • Couple settles case, says they would’ve aborted baby with condition ⚖️

  • Pro Life Campaign welcomes key aspects of Budget 2025 đź’¬

Latest News

Couple settles high court case over claim they would have aborted baby had they known child suffered congenital condition


A couple who initiated a high court case against the HSE have recently settled the settlement for a “substantial sum”. The couple claim that they were not informed that during the woman’s pregnancy their child suffered from a congenital condition, and if they were made aware of this they would have chosen to terminate the pregnancy.


The details of the case are unsettling and point to the cheapening of human life which has arisen since the introduction of legal, regulated abortion from January 2019. It is disturbing that the child at the centre of the case may grow up and learn that their parents felt so strongly that the pregnancy should’ve ended in abortion that they brought this high-level case against the HSE. Whilst the situation is undoubtedly a difficult one, the overarching post-2019 devaluation of human life which has seen a rapidly climbing annual abortion rate in Ireland is deeply regrettable.

Pro Life Campaign welcomes aspects of Budget 2025


The Pro Life Campaign, in its pre-budget submission, called for the government to radically rethink the social welfare system to reorient it towards a firmly pro-family policy to ensure that women in unplanned pregnancies, new families, and all women expecting children no matter their circumstances should never have to feel that they have “no choice” but to proceed with an abortion. This has been done in countries like Hungary, which has tallied with an annual fall in the abortion rate. By contrast, Ireland’s abortion rate continues to climb dramatically annually with in excess of 10,000 abortions being recorded in 2023. Regrettably, the government has not taken any proactive steps to ensure that pregnant women who might seek an abortion receive adequate information on alternatives to abortion, such as supports and adoption services information.


Whilst the government’s newly released Budget 2025 still falls short of the kind of fundamental reforms which we believe are necessary, there is much to be welcomed. Specifically, the below proposals are worthy of praise:

  • An increase in the maximum rate of Maternity Benefit, Adoptive Benefit, Paternity Benefit and Parent’s Benefit by €15.

  • The increases in the rate of payment for the former Increase for a Qualified Child (IQC) which has been renamed the Child Support Payment.

  • A Newborn Baby Grant of €280 will be provided for children born on or after December 1, 2024, along with the first month’s Child Benefit payment of €140.

  • A one-time double payment of Child Benefit (November 2024), amounting to €280 per child, will be issued. Additionally, another one-time double payment of Child Benefit will be given in December 2024.


The introduction of the Newborn Baby Grant of €420 is particularly welcome. This payment will be a significant boost for parents and eases the costs of expecting a new baby.


The Pro Life Campaign will continue to advocate for more significant and fundamental changes to the existing social welfare system in order to advance implicitly pro-life socio-economic policies.

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