Buttimer: 'Big ask' to have abortion legislation enacted before recess

The Chair of the Oireachtas Health Committee says "it is a big ask" for the government to have abortion legislation enacted before the Dáil's summer recess.

Buttimer: 'Big ask' to have abortion legislation enacted before recess

The Chair of the Oireachtas Health Committee says "it is a big ask" for the government to have abortion legislation enacted before the Dáil's summer recess.

The Committee has heard three days of expert evidence on the proposed draft legislation, much of which focused on the inclusion of suicide ideation as grounds for a termination.

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