Cora Sherlock

Cora Sherlock
Deputy Chairperson of Pro Life Campaign
Assumed office
2005 (2005)[1]
Personal details
Born 1976 (age 41–42)[2]
Nationality Irish
Profession Solicitor
Website CoraSherlock.com

Cora Sherlock is an pro-life campaigner in the Republic of Ireland. She is deputy chairperson of the Pro Life Campaign.[3] In 2014, she was included in BBC's 100 Women series.[4]

Early life

She studied Law at University College Dublin in 1993, and during that period she joined the Pro Life Campaign.[2] Sherlock completed a Masters in Queen's University Belfast and qualified as a solicitor. Sherlock is also a member of Toastmasters.

Political campaigning

She has been an anti-abortion campaigner and activist since the early 1990s.[2] As deputy chairperson of the Pro Life Campaign she has often written articles in national newspapers, or appeared on radio and TV on the abortion debate in Ireland.

2002 Abortion Referendum

Cora Sherlock called for a yes vote on the Twenty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 2002 (Ireland). The Pro Life Campaign also called for a yes vote.[5]

By voting Yes we will acknowledge that we owe women a better alternative in their most vulnerable time. We acknowledge the very real difference between an abortion, which sets out to take the life of the baby, and the unintentional death of a baby as a side-effect of medical treatment. In this way pregnant women will continue to receive the attention that has seen Ireland rank as one of the countries that provides the best medical care for pregnant women. Most importantly, 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.

— Cora Sherlock

She voted against the Treaty of Nice in the 2001 referendum.[6]

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act

Cora Sherlock was opposed to the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013.[7]

It’s a bad law, with no evidential basis

— Cora Sherlock

Referendum on the Eighth Amendment

Cora Sherlock was opposed to the referendum on the Eighth Amendment[8], which passed with a two-thirds majority. She was opposed to the Citizens Assembly.,[9] and has spoken in favour of keeping the Eighth Amendment on newspaper,[10] radio,[11][12][13][14] and TV.[15][16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Pro Life Campaign Newsletter - Birthright Summer 2005". Birthright. Pro Life Campaign. Summer 2005.
  2. 1 2 3 O'Regan, Mary (1 May 2014). "Cora Sherlock: 'Many Irish people live in a dreamland about abortion'". The Catholic Herald. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "About Cora Sherlock".
  4. ↑ "Cora Sherlock named one of BBC's 100 Women of 2014". The Irish Times. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  5. ↑ Sherlock, Cora (11 February 2002). "Referendum on Abortion". The Irish Times.
  6. ↑ Sherlock, Cora (5 June 2002). "Nice Treaty Referendum". The Irish Times.
  7. ↑ Holland, Kitty (31 July 2014). "Enactment of Abortion Bill 'very sad day' for Ireland". The Irish Times.
  8. ↑ "Tonight with Vincent Brown". Tonight with Vincent Brown. 24 April 2017. TV3.
  9. ↑ "Pro Life Campaign says Citizens' Assembly has pre-arranged outcome". RTE. 10 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  10. ↑ Sherlock, Cora (9 July 2016). "Head to head: Cora Sherlock argues against repealing the eighth amendment". The Irish Times.
  11. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/user-268048055/2016-08-03-cora-fm104. 3 August 2016. FM104. Missing or empty |series= (help)
  12. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/user-268048055/2016-07-28-cora-morning-ireland |url= missing title (help). Monrning Ireland. 28 July 2016.
  13. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/irishtimes-politics/battle-lines-are-being-drawn-debating-the-8th-with-cora-sherlock-and-kate-oconnell |url= missing title (help). Irish Times Inside Politics. 3 August 2016.
  14. ↑ https://soundcloud.com/user-268048055/cora-sherlock-on-newstalk-2016-05-12. 12 May 2016. Newstalk. Missing or empty |series= (help)
  15. ↑ "Late Review". Late Review. 20 August 2015. TV3 (Ireland). Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  16. ↑ "Tonight with Vincent Brown". 15 September 2015. TV3. Missing or empty |series= (help)
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