The Irish parliament (Dáil) recently rejected the Reproductive Rights (Amendment) Bill, proposed by the Social Democrats, by 85 votes to 30, with 36 abstentions.

The Green Party, People Before Profit and the Labour Party supported the draft law, while Minister for Health Jennifer Carroll MacNeill rejected the it, and the 36 members of the Sinn Féin party abstained.

The bill was a free vote as abortion is considered a conscience issue.

“This is a day where we remember the Dobbs decision, the overturning of Roe, doing something that everyone said couldn’t be done, and it’s a day where we’re bringing the pro-life movement together in communities across America,” Hawkins says.

The event is designed to raise awareness of the truths of the abortion industry. The weekend happens during the National Celebrate Life Day with a sunset worship and prayer event at Washington, D.C. from 7-9 p.m. on June 20.

In a recent episode of their “Unplanned” podcast, Matt and Abby Howard shared the meaningful name they gave to their stillborn daughter, and Abby explained that she doesn’t like the term “pregnancy loss” because she didn’t lose a pregnancy; she lost her child.

The Safe Haven Baby Boxes organization has announced the installation of its very first boxes in New England — one in Maine and one in New Hampshire — bringing the total number of states offering the life-affirming option of baby boxes to 25.