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Cora Sherlock | |
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| Deputy Chairperson of Pro Life Campaign | |
| Assumed office 2005 [1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1976 (age 48–49) [2] |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin, Queen's University Belfast |
| Profession | Solicitor |
| Known for | Anti-Abortion campaigning |
Cora Sherlock is a writer, blogger and campaigner in the Irish anti-abortion movement. She is deputy chairperson of the Pro Life Campaign. [3] In 2014, she was included in BBC's 100 Women series. [4]
Sherlock is from Collon, County Louth. She studied law at University College Dublin in 1993, and while studying there, she joined the Pro Life Campaign. [2] Sherlock completed a master's degree in Queen's University Belfast and qualified as a solicitor.[ citation needed ]
She has been a pro-life/anti-abortion campaigner and activist since the early 1990s. [2] As deputy chairperson of the Pro Life Campaign she has written articles in national newspapers, and appeared on radio and TV on the abortion debate in Ireland.
Sherlock called for a yes vote on the Twenty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2001. The Pro Life Campaign also called for a yes vote. [5] She argued that "a Yes vote signifies our acceptance of the Government's commitment to find a realistic alternative to abortion, a matter which those who intend to vote No have studiously ignored to date."[ citation needed ] She voted against the Treaty of Nice in the 2001 referendum. [6]
Sherlock was opposed to the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013. [7] She said "It's a bad law, with no evidential basis". [8]
Sherlock was opposed to the referendum on the repeal of the Eighth Amendment, [9] which passed. She was opposed to the Citizens Assembly, [10] and has spoken in favour of keeping the Eighth Amendment on newspaper, [11] radio, [12] [13] [14] [15] and TV. [16] [17]
Sherlock has spoken on television and radio on behalf of the Pro-Life Campaign and the Love Both campaign, on programmes such as Vincent Browne Tonight and Prime Time. She has contributed articles and opinion pieces to newspapers, including The Irish Times , The Sunday Business Post , the Irish Examiner and The Irish Catholic .
During the 2018 referendum to repeal the eighth amendment, there was controversy when the Pro-Life Campaign wished to remove Sherlock from the RTÉ televised debate with Minister Simon Harris, in favour of Maria Steen. [18] [19] RTÉ refused to agree to the proposed change, and instead, Peadar Toibin TD was asked to debate on behalf of the Pro-Life side. [20] [21]
Sherlock's brother, Leo Sherlock, founded the online news website TheLiberal.ie in 2014. Cora Sherlock contributed articles to the website when it was founded, but none since 2014. [22]
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