Irish Lawmakers Back Repeal of Abortion Ban

Irish Lawmakers Back Repeal of Abortion Ban

By ED O’LOUGHLIN (Web Summary: A parliamentary committee also said a woman should be able to terminate a pregnancy up to the 12th week.) December 14, 2017

DUBLIN — An Irish parliamentary committee recommended on Wednesday that a constitutional ban on abortion be repealed, paving the way for the liberalization of one of the world’s strictest abortion laws.

The committee recommended removing the provision in the Irish Constitution that gives a fetus and the mother an equal legal right to life, which has been the law since 1983. That provision has been used to ban abortion in all circumstances, including rape, incest, fatal fetal abnormality and any risk to the life of the mother.

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Ireland: Abortion committee members cast doubt on final agreement

Abortion committee members cast doubt on final agreement
Niamh Lyons, Ireland Political Editor

September 13 2017, The Times

Members of the Eighth Amendment committee have expressed doubts about whether the group can deliver an agreed set of recommendations, with fears that up to three reports could emanate from the hearings.

The committee meets today to sign off on its draft work plan and organise its future hearings into modules.

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