Abortion matters to men as well
I am 18 years old, and I’ve seen that guys my age don’t really care about abortion because they don’t know what being a father is like or they only see it as an issue for woman to deal with. However, I believe young men like myself should have more of an education on abortion […]
From UK to Ireland: Are you hearing any of these arguments?
Fifty years ago, a Bill was brought before the UK Parliament to “help” women and families who struggled with the strain of an unwanted pregnancy. It involved ending the life of the unborn baby, admittedly – unfortunate, but you can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs, can you? And once accepted, of course, you could […]
Intellectual engagement
I first went out with the LoveBoth Street Outreach Campaign a number of weeks ago, for what turned out to be an enjoyable –if at times divisive– evening of intellectual engagement. I talked with roughly ten or eleven people over the course of two hours, and as it turns out people open up to you quite […]
To those who question the value of people with Down Syndrome
Frank Stevens is a man born with down syndrome; who, in 2016, was given the Quincy Jones Excellent Advocacy Award for speaking out in Congress about giving more money into Down Syndrome. Down Syndrome has been more widely addressed by abortion situations than it has by researching ways to better assist those already born with […]
Ultrasound music
When I experienced some pregnancy bleeding, we went for a private ultrasound to ensure our baby was okay. I couldn’t even look at the screen, I was so anxious, but my husband held my hand and watched the screen for both of us. Then the sonographer quickly informed us that she had located our child’s […]
What happens if a woman is pregnant from rape or incest?
When a woman becomes pregnant from rape it is an immensely difficult and agonising situation for her and tests our true compassion and solidarity as a society. Indeed, abortion may be the easy solution for everybody except the woman and her baby. The fact that it involves taking the life of an innocent unborn baby […]
“My birth mother loved me but could not raise me”
My own story is not unusual, not in Ireland. This says a lot. I was born in the 70’s in a convent, which housed unwed mothers. My birth mother loved me but could not raise me. Today, as a mother of four beautiful children, I can only begin to imagine the pain and anguish that […]
Pregnancy, pride and prejudices
When I was in high school, a girl a few years older than me got pregnant. The rumour mill swirled and whispers were exchanged in the hallways as she passed by, her baby bump growing everyday. She was met with little more than judgmental stares, raised eyebrows… And the knowledge that she and her baby […]
Let’s end the “mommy tax”
I’m not a mother myself; I can’t relate to being pregnant. However, I have done my research. After reading up on it, I think pregnant women and mothers are amazing for everything they do! I’ve been volunteering for the LoveBoth Project for a few weeks. Coming in, I didn’t know what to expect or what […]
Dealing with a crisis pregnancy
I had graduated three months from my Masters degree when I discovered I was pregnant. I had always considered myself to be pro-life but now I was on this side of things it challenged me a lot and actually dealing with a crisis pregnancy was much harder than I’d ever expected. It was very difficult accepting […]