Dear Pro-Life colleague, There is tremendous pressure on Ireland to cave in to the European Union Standards regarding induced abortion availability. Like the wolf in sheep’s clothing, the pressure comes in the guise of reducing maternal mortality (abortion is supposed to do that, you know. Not!!) As noted below, Ireland has one of the lowest rates of maternal mortality in the entire world. But facts don’t count when they are pushing abortion availability at you. Only proabort ideology counts. The following information/request is from Dr. Eoghan de Faoite of Ireland, speaking for the International Symposium on Maternal Health recently held in Dublin. Please read it carefully, and we encourage you to respond. Dear ProLife Doctor, As you may be aware there is currently a global push for abortion legislation in Ireland which will introduce abortion into this country for the first time in history. The pressure to legalize abortion is huge and is coming from international powers including the European Union. The push towards legalized abortion is being sold to the people under the guise of “maternal health,” and unfortunately abortion campaigners are succeeding in convincing people that abortion is healthcare, and it is needed to save women’s lives. As a response to this confusion, a major International Symposium on Maternal Health was held in Dublin last month which featured experts from around the world, each presenting on aspects relating to obstetrics and maternal mortality. The Symposium hosted over 150 medical professionals and it concluded that abortion is not medically necessary to save women’s lives. A statement was launched which is now known as the Dublin Declaration on Maternal Health and reads: “As experienced practitioners and researchers in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, we affirm that direct abortion – the purposeful destruction of the unborn in the termination of pregnancy – is not medically necessary to save the life of a woman. We uphold that there is a fundamental difference between abortion, and necessary medical treatments that are carried out to save the life of the mother, even if such treatments results in the loss of life of her unborn child. We confirm that the prohibition of abortion does not affect, in any way, the availability of of optimal care to a pregnant woman” It appears the Irish Government will press forward soon with “guidelines” on abortion and is likely to redefine treatments for ectopic pregnancies, cancer etc as “lawful abortions”. Ireland has an excellent track record in relation to maternal health, with one of the lowest rates of maternal mortality in the entire world. Our ban on abortion is not just symbolic, it is proof that a country can protect both women and children without access to abortion. We plead with you at this time of crisis in Ireland to please consider supporting the Dublin Declaration in your professional capacity as an Obstetrician. This declaration may be the deciding factor on whether Ireland legalizes abortion or continues to protect life. All that you need to do is email your support to info@symposiummaternalhealth.com or register through our website at www.symposiummaternalhealth.com. You will not only be helping Ireland at this time but the global pro-life community. On behalf of the pro-life movement in Ireland I want to thank you in advance for your support. Please do not hesitate to get in contact if you have any further questions, God bless Dr. Eoghan de Faoite International Symposium on Maternal Health www.symposiummaternalhealth.com (AAPLOG NOTE:FYI, AAPLOG has a similar statement on our website regarding “Abortion To Save The Life Of The Mother.” We have slightly different terminology, but the very same message It is found at: https://www.aaplog.org/position-and-papers/abortion-to-save-the-life-of-the-mother/ It reads: Abortion is the purposeful killing of the unborn in the termination of a pregnancy. AAPLOG opposes abortion. When extreme medical emergencies that threaten the life of the mother arise (chorioamnionitis or HELLP syndrome could be examples), AAPLOG believes in “treatment to save the mother’s life,” including premature delivery if that is indicated — obviously with the patient’s informed consent. This is NOT “abortion to save the mother’s life.” We are treating two patients, the mother and the baby, and every reasonable attempt to save the baby’s life would also be a part of our medical intervention. We acknowledge that, in some such instances, the baby would be too premature to survive. AAPLOG encourages you to send a note “I support the Dublin Declaration on Maternal Health,” with your name, to to info@symposiummaternalhealth.com Do it now before you forget!