Pro-life activists display signs during the annual All-Ireland Rally for Life in Dublin. Pro-life campaigners in Ireland have criticised a Government plan that would criminalise prayer vigils outside abortion facilities, saying almost all protests are peaceful. Photo: CNS. It is embarrassing to see human rights groups defend safe zones at abortion centres, writes Dr Leonard Taylor Draft legislation titled the Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill (2021) is currently before Dáil Eireann, and the response of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) is of concern. The Bill intends to…
