Organizers found alternative locations for Rebecca Kiessling to tell her story of being conceived in rape and to offer support for efforts to remove the rape exception for abortion from Polish law.
The Irish government has convened a Citizen's Assembly to discuss proposals to repeal the 8th amendment and thus overturn constitutional protection for unborn children.
The cardinal also rejected the premise underlying the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. 'Does that make it okay to stab somebody in the back when they’re sleeping, because they can’t feel pain?' he asked.