No abortion legislation until all court challenges have ended
Minister for Health plans to publish legislation in early July regardless of court actions
June 14, 2018
Sarah Bardon
The Government cannot introduce legislation to allow for abortion services until all court challenges to the result of the referendum on the Eighth Amendment are concluded, The Irish Times has learned.
The referendum, which paved the way for liberalising the State’s strict abortion laws, was passed by a near two-to-one majority last month, but there have been a number of court challenges to the result.