Draft abortion law 'could face freedom of conscience case'
Updated / Sunday, 14 Oct 2018
By Joe Little, Religious & Social Affairs Correspondent
A leading member of the Medico-Legal Alliance has hinted that the country's draft abortion law may face a legal challenge similar to the Asher's Bakery freedom of conscience case.
Senior Counsel Ben Ó Floinn said it would be regrettable if such a challenge became necessary in order to secure a wide-ranging freedom of conscience for doctors who will not provide terminations.
Continued: https://www.rte.ie/news/2018/1013/1002952-abortion-conscience/