‘Pro-choice’ senator elected chair of abortion committee
Oireachtas committee examining abortion law meets for first time
June 21, 2017
Mary Minihan
Fine Gael Senator Catherine Noone has been elected chairwoman of the Oireachtas abortion committee, which met for the first time on Wednesday in private.
The committee will meet again in two weeks. Ms Noone was the only nominee.
Fine Gael’s Senator Jerry Buttimer had been tipped to become chairman, partly because he led the Oireachtas committee that held hearings on the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill four years ago.
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