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** In This Week’s Issue:
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* PLC National Conference set to inspire next weekend✨🙌
* Workshops at PLC National Conference🗣️🎨
* Thank Isabel Vaughan-Spruce in person for her witness🙏❤️
* Budget 2026 📊🏦
* Irish medic saves world’s most premature baby👩‍⚕️🍼
* Would-be assassin of pro-life judge gets 8-year sentence⚖️🔒



** Latest News
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PLC National Conference set to inspire next weekend!

Next weekend’s Pro Life Campaign National Conference in Dublin is shaping up to be a fantastic gathering! We’re thrilled to welcome Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, Senator Sharon Keogan, Tina Pittock and Sinéad Forrest as guest speakers - all passionate advocates for life and human dignity.

It’s a crucial time for the movement, with new pro-life voices in the Oireachtas and a growing effort to encourage the government to rethink its approach - moving from promoting abortion to focusing on reducing abortion numbers. Events like this remind us that strength in numbers truly matters.

The National Conference also offers a wonderful chance to network, share ideas, and connect with fellow supporters from across Ireland.

We can’t wait to see you there!

📅 Date: 18th October (Saturday)
🕧 Time: 12:00pm – 4:00pm (Workshops from 11:15am)
📍 Venue: The Gresham Hotel, Dublin 1
🎟 Admission: Free (donations welcome on the day)

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Click below to reserve your seat free of charge (voluntary donations welcome on the day).
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Join in a Workshop at the PLC Conference

Join in one of our focused pre-conference workshops from 11.15 to 11.50. Spaces are limited at these short but worthwhile events so register today!

* Medical & Legal Research with Gavin Boyne

Facts and truth are powerful tools. Gavin will guide participants through some of the latest medical and legal developments and highlight the importance of working to find credible sources, communicate evidence clearly, and use data to support our advocacy.

* Political Engagement with John Bryan

Make your voice heard where it counts. John will talk about his own political experience and explain why engaging meaningfully with public representatives can influence policy and bring about change.

* Students for Life with Sinéad Forrest

Led by content creator and student representative Sinead, this workshop aims to encourage young people to create a positive pro-life culture among their peers on campus and elsewhere.

* Social Media / Grassroots with Rachel Mahon

How we communicate the pro-life message online matters. Rachel will talk about how to use social media effectively to share the pro-life message with clarity and compassion. How to grow our reach, respond to challenges and build an authentic online presence that makes an impact.

Join us ahead of PLC National Conference 2025 for an inspiring opportunity to learn, connect, and prepare to make a real difference!
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Isabel Vaughan-Spruce

Don’t miss this opportunity to personally thank Isabel Vaughan-Spruce for her incredible witness!

Next weekend’s Pro Life Campaign National Conference is a wonderful chance to meet and personally thank Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a woman whose courage, grace, and unwavering commitment to life has touched hearts across the globe.

Isabel’s story drew worldwide attention in 2022, when she was arrested in Birmingham for silently praying outside an abortion clinic - a moment that sparked international debate about freedom of expression and conscience.

The charges were later dropped, and West Midlands Police apologised,

accepting her arrest violated her human rights.

For over two decades, Isabel has poured her energy into helping women facing unplanned pregnancies while also maintaining her weekly prayers outside her local abortion facility.

Don’t miss this opportunity to hear Isabel deliver the keynote address and to thank her personally for her powerful witness and dedication to the pro-life mission.
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Watch a short video from Isabel Vaughan Spruce inviting you to to join her at the PLC National Conference by clicking above"!

Budget 2026: Supporting Life Must Mean Supporting Mothers and new families

Despite its promises of compassion, the Government’s latest budget has failed to deliver for pregnant women and new mothers who need it most. Budget 2026 could have been the point at which Ireland started to turn towards a genuinely life-affirming social policy - one that meets women where they are, supports them through crisis, and helps new families. Instead, it consisted of minor adjustments and missed opportunities.

The Pro Life Campaign’s pre-budget submission to the Minister for Finance laid out a number of suggestions, including calls for renewed funding for balanced pregnancy counselling that includes informing women of positive alternatives to abortion; for the roll-out of more practical help for new mothers; and for the introduction of Child Benefit payments in the final months of pregnancy — a simple recognition of the reality that the costs of having a baby begin before birth.

While there are some gains for families in this year's budget like modest increases in the Qualified Child Payment, and higher income thresholds for the Working Family Payment, these are small changes, not the deeper reforms that could alleviate pressure on pregnant women who are in challenging circumstances.

In our submission we reminded the Government that compassion for women means more than access to abortion — it means offering real alternatives, financial and emotional, so that no woman ever feels she has “no choice.” There is no mention of restoring funding for life-affirming pregnancy support organisations that was cut off after 2019, or of further resourcing perinatal palliative care pathways for parents who continue their pregnancy after a prenatal diagnosis of a life-limiting condition. For all the talk of fairness, this year's budget fails to appreciate the struggles and concerns of women in unplanned pregnancy who are often alone and uncertain where to turn for help.

Budget 2026 could have done a whole lot more to show that our Government values both mother and child. Instead, it is another reminder that when it comes to supporting positive alternatives to abortion, we have a long way to go. As always, we urge you to raise this issue with your public representatives whenever that opportunity arises.
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Baby Nash Keen with his parents

Irish medic plays key role in saving world’s most premature baby

A one-year-old boy born at just 21 weeks has been officially named the world’s most premature baby by Guinness World Records.

Nash Keen was born 133 days early at the University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa, to parents Mollie and Randall Keen.

A typical pregnancy lasts 40 weeks, with babies considered premature if born before 37 weeks and “micro-preemies” if before 26 weeks. When he entered the world, baby Nash weighed just 10 ounces (283 grams) and measured 24 centimeters (9 inches) long.
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Police stand guard outside home of US Justice Brett Kavanaugh following threats to his life


** Would-be assassin of pro-life judge sentenced to eight years in jail
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US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s would-be assassin was sentenced last Friday to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to attempting to assassinate the judge for his pro-life views.

Nicholas John Roske (29), who now goes by the name Sophie Roske, was arrested near Kavanaugh’s home in June 2022. He was carrying a Glock 17 pistol, several rounds of ammunition, a knife, zip ties, pepper spray and duct tape. He told the arresting police officers that he was upset with Kavanaugh for his stance in overturning Roe v Wade.

Since the leaking of the Dobbs Supreme Court decision in 2022 and subsequent overturning of Roe v. Wade, over 100 pro-life centres in the US have been attacked by firebombings and vandalism. Many pro-life volunteers have also been physically assaulted, including a female volunteer who was shot in the back as she walked away from a home she had just canvassed on behalf of the pro-life cause.

The very lenient sentence handed to Roske for attempting to assassinate a Supreme Court judge has drawn strong criticism over the past week.

Donate Auction Items Today

Our 2025 Pro Life Campaign Annual Online Fundraising Auction is coming up from the 5th - 15th November. This is a wonderful opportunity to support our work protecting unborn children and their mothers, while helping make this year’s auction a success.

We’re currently seeking auction item donations, such as:
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* If you can contribute, please fill out the short form below, and we’ll be in touch. Every donation counts and brings us closer to our fundraising goals.

Thank you for your support!

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Our pro-life merchandise is more than accessories—it’s a meaningful way to affirm the dignity and value of every human life. Each piece serves as a statement of belief, a conversation starter, and a symbol of hope.

By wearing and sharing these items, you help spread a message of love, truth, and human worth—from conception to natural death. Every purchase also strengthens our mission to educate, advocate, and support women, families, and the unborn.

Shop today and be a visible voice for life.
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