Former Taoiseach John Bruton is to be congratulated on stating so clearly a fact that is rather embarrassing for Taoiseach Enda Kenny and any other TDs who support abortion legislation, namely, that the “plain words” of the Irish Constitution acknowledge an “equal right to life” of a mother and her unborn child, which right is incompatible on its face with legal access to abortion on grounds of suicidal ideation.

The Government’s decision to legislate for abortion in accordance with the X case ruling is being represented by some, including Government officials, as necessary to “give effect” to the X case ruling.