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Youth Defence is an Irish [[pro-life]] organisation founded after the [[Attorney_General_v._X| X case]] in 1992. It is known for its strong support for life and for the use of [[direct action]]{{such as?}} in order to achieve its aims. Its membership is drawn mostly from young Orthodox Catholics in Ireland.{{Citation needed}} It also operates in Belgium, Spain and Australia.{{Citation needed}} |
Youth Defence is an Irish [[pro-life]] organisation founded after the [[Attorney_General_v._X| X case]] in 1992. It is known for its strong support for life and for the use of [[direct action]]{{such as?}} in order to achieve its aims. Its membership is drawn mostly from young Orthodox Catholics in Ireland.{{Citation needed}} It also operates in Belgium, Spain, and Australia.{{Citation needed}} |
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Youth Defence is an Irish pro-life organisation founded after the X case in 1992. It is known for its strong support for life and for the use of direct action[example needed] in order to achieve its aims. Its membership is drawn mostly from young Orthodox Catholics in Ireland.[citation needed] It also operates in Belgium, Spain, and Australia.[citation needed]
2002 Abortion Referendum
Youth Defence came under heavy criticism [citation needed] from other pro-life groups in 2002 after they recommended a No vote to the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution of Ireland. Youth Defence defended their decision, saying that the wording did not go far enough to protect unborn life. However, the Pro-Life Campaign in particular claimed that the referendum's defeat had resulted in the lives of unborn children being put in danger.
2012 Anti-Abortion Campaign
In June 2012 Youth Defence began their "Abortion tears her life apart" campaign. This campaign was comprised of setting up billboard signs and posters across Dublin, and many members of the group handing out flyers. Youth Defence volunteers verbally abused a number of passers-by who refused to take their literature.[citation needed]
This campaign was also backed up by a large social media censorship campaign, where any negative or challenging comments on the groups Facebook page were removed[citation needed], and individuals were blocked for repeatedly trying to challenge the beliefs of members of the group, or complaining about the actions of the group throughout this campaign.[citation needed]
Pro-choice supporters called upon advertisement companies to pull down the ads, because of what they deemed to be misinformation.[1] Some went as far as to complain to the The Advertising Standards Authority for Ireland that the advertisements were against the accepted standards, but the organisation later clarified that the campaign was valid. It stated:
RE: Youth Defence Campaign
The primary objective of the ASAI Code of Standards for Advertising, Promotional and Direct Marketing is the regulation of commercial marketing communications in the interest of consumers.
Marketing communications that do not have a commercial element and which whose principal purpose is to express the advertiser's position on a political, religious, industrial relations, social or aesthetic matter or on an issue of public interest or concern do not come within the remit of the Code.
We have received a number of complaints about the current Youth Defence campaign. However, as this advertising does not have a commercial element (e.g. a fundraising element) and is expressing the advertiser’s position on an issue of public interest, it is outside the remit of the Code.
We are therefore unable to investigate complaints about this campaign.
Some advertisements were vandalised by opponents of the campaign.[2]