Membership
The organisation set up several other organisations: * Congress of Catholic Secondary School Parents' Associations * Irish Catholic Doctors' Guild * Guild of Catholic Nurses * Guild of Catholic Pharmacists * Catholic Young Men's Society * St Thomas More Society * Irish Pro-Life Movement * National Association of the Ovulation Method * Council of Social Concern (COSC) * Irish Responsible Society * Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) * St Joseph’s Young Priests Society * Christian Brothers Schools Parents' Federation They attended a meeting chaired by the leader of the Knights of Saint Columbanus on 21 January 1981. The meeting was called by John O'Reilly, a former Knight of Columbanus who had campaigned against contraception and the Irish Family Planning Association in the 1970s. It was officially launched at a press conference chaired by Dr Julia Vaughan (a gynaecologist and former nun) on 27 April 1981. Elected officers of the organisation were: Julia Vaughan (Irish Catholic Doctors' Guild, chairman), Michael Shortall (Catholic Young Men's Society, secretary), Dennis Barror (Irish Responsible Society, treasurer).Campaign
Shortly after its launch, PLAC delegations met separately with Fianna Fáil's Charlie Haughey, Fine Gael's Garret FitzGerald and the Labour Party's Frank Cluskey. After an acrimonious referendum campaign, the amendment was passed by 67% voting in favour to 33% voting against.Aftermath
Key members of the campaign went on to establish the Pro Life Campaign in 1992.See also
*Abortion in the Republic of Ireland *Youth DefenceReferences
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