Parties silent over pro-life ad to avoid pre-election row

THE Government is trying to avoid a row with the pro-life movement in the run-up to the election.

Neither Fianna Fáil nor the PDs are responding to an attack ad by the Pro-Life Campaign questioning the parties’ commitment to the unborn. The campaign, a non-denominational lobby group whose stated aim is to “defend human life at all stages, from conception to natural death”, says it is the start of a campaign to throw a spotlight on the Government’s record on the issue.

But neither Fianna Fáil nor the PDs chose to defend its record in face of the attack, with spokespersons for both parties declining to comment.