Family & Life
| Predecessor | Human Life International (Ireland) |
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| Formation | September 9, 1996 |
| Founders |
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| Type | Pro-life group |
| Headquarters | Dublin, Ireland |
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Spokesperson
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David Manly |
| Website | ProLife.ie |
Family & Life is an Irish pro-life organisation founded in 1996.
Family & Life were founded out of a split with the Irish branch of Human Life International in September 1996 by Peter Scully and David Manly over alleged interference by its American headquarters. HLI then sought an injunction in the High Court to seize the offices in Family and Life's headquarters. In the end, the case was settled out of court, the offices were kept and Scully received an undisclosed sum from Human Life International. Youth Defence co-founder Úna Bean Nic Mhathúna, long time conservative campaigner, also co-founded Family & Life.
According to its website, Family & Life seeks to establish what it calls a 'Culture of Life'.
The group views itself as supporting projects which promote the sanctity of all human life. Family & Life is also a supporter of the institution of marriage as the basis of family life, upholding a social conservative rather than a social liberal view of society. They say they provide support for pregnant women, although this excludes abortion counselling, and that they help children in vulnerable situations.
Family & Life fundraises direct from supporters in Ireland and the United Kingdom. It says it is not affiliated to any other organisation and does not receive state, organizational or corporate funding or engage in street collections, lotteries or the for-profit sale of goods. It is a registered charity in the UK. The organisation focuses on, and develops educational and research approaches to communicate its mission.
In 2013, they took 10 Irish politicians to New York City and Washington DC on an anti-abortion fact finding missing. These were James Bannon, Terence Flanagan, Peter Mathews, Mattie McGrath, John O’Mahony, Jim Walsh, Paul Bradford, Fidelma Healy Eames, Brian Ó Domhnaill and Paschal Mooney. They also brought Northern politicians Paul Givan, Pat Ramsey and Ian Paisley Jr. Fine Gael TD Jim Daly called for inquiry into this trip, and highlighted how some of their fundraising tactics were causing distress to elderly people.
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