Bishops’ decision on Cura welcomed

AS a former Cura counsellor, I welcome the decision by the Irish bishops to call for an end to the distribution of the ‘positive options’ leaflet by Cura.

One of the main reasons crisis pregnancy counselling exists is because most people who find themselves in such a situation cannot be helped adequately with just a phone number or a piece of paper.

Regardless of the pro-life or pro-choice positions of the nine agencies represented by the Crisis Pregnancy Agency, it is unprofessional in the extreme to allow a leaflet do the work of the counsellor.