Harney rules out new laws in wake of Miss D case

HEALTH Minister Mary Harney confirmed yesterday that the Government would not be introducing legislation to overcome some of the issues raised in the Miss D case.

Harney rules out new laws in wake of Miss D case

Ms Harney was responding to the High Court decision which cleared the way for a teenage girl carrying a foetus with a fatal condition to go to London for an abortion.

Ms Harney said a constitutional amendment on abortion was put forward in 2001 that was “fair, balanced and reasonable”.

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