Irish Family Planning Association

About the IFPA 

The IFPA (Irish Family Planning Association) is a national organisation and registered charity which is funded by the Governement and IPPF. It has been in operation in Ireland since 1969. Currently, the IFPA is the Irish member of the IPPF (International Planned Parenthood Federation) and operates under their Charter of Rights.

The IFPA's aims are contraceptive and abortion facilities in Ireland, provided by them, of course. They say that their concerns are for the health of Irish mothers but they have absolutely no outreach programme to help disadvantaged mothers and families. They are a business which sells commodities and services to the public and should not be afforded charity status.

IFPA Directors (as of 31st December 2006)

Anthea McTiernan
Maeve O'Sullivan
Michelle Thomas
Michael Murphy
Ruth Ennis
Helen Cornelissen
Louise Tierney
Francis Power

IFPA CEO Niall Behan

Income Schedule for year ended 2006

Out of a income of approx €2.76m of which grants were €1.3m (almost all from the Irish taxpayer), sales from contraceptives were €236,110 and sales from medical services were €1.09m. 

Members subscriptions were a tiny €1,926 and revenue from education was €924. Quite obvious what their main revenue sources are and what the focus of their business is. It also shows that they have a tiny membership for an organisation that is afforded so much taxpayer's money on a yearly basis. Payroll costs were €1.73m.

Encouraging abortions

The IFPA claim that their intention is to reduce the numbers of abortions carried out on Irish girls. But the figures speak for themselves. On Tuesday, 18th July 2000 the IFPA released the most detailed analysis of Irish abortion statistics ever published. It revealed that a growing number of Irish women are getting counselling before they travel to Britain for an abortion.

These women received counselling from the IFPA themselves. But it is quite obvious that if the figures are rising - then the IFPA are actively promoting the option of abortion.

Campaigning for Legal Abortion in Ireland 

Irish Family Planning Association, Campaign Spokesperson, Ivana Bacik (r) and IFPA Chairperson, Catherine Forde, speaking at the launch of the IFPA, Campaign For Safe And Legal Abortion In Ireland, Westin Hotel,Dublin 09/08/2005

More recently, the IFPA designed and sponsored the ABC case to the European Court of Human Rights. It was an effort to force Ireland to legalise abortion. It had the expertise of New York based law firms.

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