Labour calls for reform of abortion legislation

LABOUR last night demanded reform of “hypocritical” abortion laws in light of a girl in the HSE’s care travelling abroad for a termination.

The health service has been involved in at least one foreign abortion each year for the past number of years, while the 2007 “Miss D case” was the subject of a highly publicised court battle in the summer.

The legal wrangle again caused Ireland’s post-X Case status quo to be called into question.