Testimonies

Bernadette’s Story

Bernadette’s Story

Bernadette Goulding from Co. Cork is the director of Rachel’s Vineyard Ireland “When I was 19 years old I emigrated to London. The new-found freedom was overwhelming. I started to experiment with alcohol, go out with guys and eventually I ended up pregnant. The main...

Catherine’s Story

Catherine’s Story

Catherine Wiley, from Co. Mayo, is the founder of the Catholic Grandparents Association “As Catholic grandparents, we love our grandchildren - those who are born and those waiting to be born. We believe it is only fair that they, like us, should be given their chance...

Emma’s Story

Emma’s Story

Emma Sisk, 27, from Co. Tipperary, is a communications officer for the Irish Bishops’ Conference “I believe every woman should be respected, empowered and treated equally. This is why I am pro-life. “I see abortion as incompatible with feminism because it doesn't...

Clíona’s Story

Clíona’s Story

Clíona Johnson, from Dublin, whose son John Paul lived for just 17 minutes “At my 22-week scan I was given the diagnosis that my son had anencephaly, a condition where the baby’s brain doesn’t develop fully. I felt complete devastation as the future my husband and I...