 PRESS RELEASE
Thursday 28 SEPTEMBER 2017
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Calls for Gardaí to investigate intimidation & threats against Dublin hotels - Patrick Mc Crystal (HLI Ireland)
Human Life International Ireland today held a Press Conference to promote their upcoming Seminar on the Effects of Abortion on Women's Mental Health and the Links to Breast Cancer.
The Seminar will take place at The Spencer Hotel in Dublin on Saturday 30th Sept 2017 at 10am (Registration at 9.30am).
Patrick McCrystal added the following to his pre-prepared statement in light of recent developments around the cancellation of Pro-Life events due to threats and intimidation by Pro-Choice Advocates.
"Last night, the Spencer hotel was subject to shocking intimidation by Pro-Abortion advocates and a similar event to ours was cancelled. We publically call on the Gardaí to investigate this entire situation.
We have a message the Irish people deserve to hear. This is really about freedom of speech, freedom of association and freedom to live and act as Roman Catholics. Attempts to silence authentic Catholic voices cannot change the truth about the sacredness of human life and society's duty of care to mothers, fathers and their children.
We respectfully assert that we will not be silenced in our free, democratic society." SEE FULL PRESS CONFERENCE STATEMENT BELOW
Full Statement from Patrick McCrystal
(Executive Director HLI Ireland)
28th Sept. 2017 Fitzwilliam Hotel
Part of the mission of Human Life International (Ireland) is to advance and promote real information, research, expert witness, scientific and faith perspectives in the pursuit of our mission of advancing and promoting the authentic teachings of the Catholic Church.
We promote the vision that these authentic Catholic values and sound science are perfectly in accord and contribute to a better Ireland.
Our invitation of Dr Angela Lanfranchi, Breast cancer surgeon and founder of the Breast Cancer Prevention Institute and Professor Priscilla Coleman, publisher of more peer-reviewed articles on the mental health implications of abortion than any other researcher in the world, is a legitimate, reasonable and powerful contribution to information on the true effects of abortion.
The intimidation of the management and staff of the Ashling Hotel last week to the point of their having to cancel the venue of our conference was a despicable attack on democracy, free speech, reasonable debate and dialogue.
It was clear to us that the hotel was not making a judgement on the content on our conference but was seeking to protect its staff and its business. We bear them no animosity or ill will.
Surely we can trust Irish citizens to hear expert information and draw their own conclusions?
We at Human Life International (Ireland) believe that women, men and families deserve to hear the truth about all the risks abortion poses. It appears well organised, orchestrated campaigners are working to stifle constitutional freedom of expression and right of association. Consider St John Paul words to Ireland, in Limerick: "And so I say to all, have an absolute and holy respect for the sacredness of human life from the first moment of its conception.
Abortion, as the Vatican Council stated, is one of the "abominable crimes" (Gaudium et Spes, 51).
To attack unborn life at any moment from its conception is to undermine the whole moral order which is the true guardian of the well-being of man.
The defence of the absolute inviolability of unborn life is part of the defence of human rights and human dignity. May Ireland never weaken in her witness, before Europe and before the whole world, to the dignity and sacredness of all human life, from conception until death."
Last night, the Spencer hotel was subject to shocking intimidation by Pro-Abortion advocates and a similar event to ours was cancelled. We publically call on the Gardaí to investigate this entire situation. We have a message the Irish people deserve to hear.
This is really about freedom of speech, freedom of association and freedom to live and act as Roman Catholics.
Attempts to silence authentic Catholic voices cannot change the truth about the sacredness of human life and society's duty of care to mothers, fathers and their children.
We respectfully assert that we will not be silenced in our free, democratic society.
//Ends Patrick McCrystal
Executive Director
Human Life International Ireland
Tel: +353 87 2305709
Email: patrick@humanlife.ie
Speaker Bios
Dr. Angela Lanfranchi is currently a practising breast cancer surgeon in New Jersey and is co-founder and President of the Breast Cancer Prevention Institute. Over the past 15 years she has travelled to Australia, China, India, South Africa, and many European Countries speaking at medical schools, universities, cancer organisations, governmental bodies and the UN about breast cancer risks.
Priscilla Coleman is an Ohio based Professor of Human Development and Family Studies.
Dr. Coleman has published more peer-reviewed articles on the mental health implications of abortion than any other researcher in the world and she frequently presents her research to audiences across the U.S. and elsewhere. The outlets for her 50+ peer-reviewed journal articles have included the disciplines of psychology (developmental, clinical, and social areas), family studies, education, and medicine (psychiatry, general practice, obstetrics and gynaecology) among others.
She is currently on the editorial boards for five international psychology and medical journals. In recent years she has spoken in Australia, Ecuador, England, Chile, Germany, Ireland, Poland, and Portugal. In 2012, Dr. Coleman presented research findings at Parliament Houses in the UK, New South Wales, and in Queensland.
She has also been invited to speak at the UN on more than one occasion and has served as an expert witness in several state and civil courts cases across the US. Finally, in 2007 she testified before U.S. Congress.
Her most recent paper published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, drawing on data from over 800,000 participants, is the largest study in the world on the mental health effects of abortion.
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