An anti-abortion Rally for Life is taking place in Dublin city centre today, calling for the Government to establish an "urgent task force" on what organisers call "spiralling abortion rates".
Around 2,000 people attended the event, which began at 1.30pm at Parnell Square.
The demonstration travelled down O'Connell Street and is to conclude with speeches at Custom House Quay.
The rally, according to organisers, is hoped to "kickstart a national campaign" to bring about reform to abortion laws, which were changed in 2019 after a 2018 referendum was passed by 66.4% to 33.6%.
Speaking ahead of the event, organiser Sandra Parda claimed a lack of Government supports to women and families in favour of focusing on abortion access has contributed to what organisers call "spiralling" rates, which in turn, she believes, has contributed to declining birth rates.
"We are literally aborting our future, and the Government needs to understand what's driving women towards abortion and how we are failing both mother and child by too-often making abortion the only option," she said.
The Rally for Life is organised by Life Institute and Precious Life, and is supported by 40 local pro-life groups.
Among this year's speakers is Aontú TD Paul Lawless.
