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Every Life Counts
Type
Location
  • Dominick Court, 41 Dominick Street Lower, Dublin 1, Ireland
Spokeswoman
Tracey Harkin
WebsiteEveryLifeCounts.ie

Every Life Counts is a campaign and support network for families whose child is diagnosed with fatal foetal abnormalities, and an anti-abortion campaign group in Ireland. They campaign for the creation of a perinatal hospice in Ireland, as an opposition to abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities, claiming it is not a "pathway to healing", and that abortion causes depression and distress.[1][2][3]: p8 

They are opposed to the term "fatal foetal abnormalities" or "incompatible with life" calling it an "ugly term", preferring the term "life limiting condition".[4][2][3] The point out that some people diagnosed with "fatal foetal abnormalities" (e.g. Patau syndrome a.k.a. Trisomy 13), live for many years after birth.[5]

In 2015, members addressed the Rally for Life, a pro-life protest organised by Youth Defence and the Life Institute, to speak about abortion.[6][7]

After the 2016 Mellet v Ireland UN case, they claimed the United Nations Human Rights Committee "deliberately ignored the experiences of families who had received great joy and love from carrying their babies to term"[8][9][10]

They made a submission to the Citizens' Assembly, which is current discussing Ireland's abortion laws, where they claimed that abortion is not a solution to a fatal foetal abnormalities diagnosis.[3]: p2  They were selected as one of the groups to make a presentation to the members of the Citizens' Assembly[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ "About and Support | Every Life Counts". Every Life Counts. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  2. ^ a b Harkin, Tracy (14 July 2016). "Abortion not the only answer to life-limiting conditions". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Every Life Counts (16 December 2016). "Every Life Counts Submission". Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  4. ^ "The Eight Amendment". The Irish Times. 29 June 2016.
  5. ^ Harkin, Tracey (4 December 2015). "My daughter is proof that the judge was wrong about 'fatal foetal abnormalities'". Irish Independent.
  6. ^ Ereelt, Steven (6 July 2015). "25,000 Pro-Lifers March Through the Streets of Dublin, Ireland Against Abortion". LifeSiteNews.
  7. ^ "People with disabilities take centre stage at major pro-life rally: 30,000 crowd exceeds all expectations". Life Institute. 7 July 2015.
  8. ^ Edwards, Elaine (9 June 2016). "Government urged to make constitutional, legal change on abortion". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
  9. ^ Zhuang, Zara (25 November 2014). "'Stop saying fetuses with disabilities are incompatible with life'". The Irish Times.
  10. ^ "My daughter is proof that the judge was wrong about 'fatal foetal abnormalities'". Irish Independent. 12 June 2016.
  11. ^ "17 Advocacy Groups to Address Citizens' Assembly on the Topic of Eighth Amendment". Citizens' Assembly. 21 February 2017.
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