TD: Forcing women to Britain for abortions is ‘barbaric’

A Government TD said it’s “barbaric” that women have to travel across the water to have abortions because successive Governments have had “no appetite” to face up to a Supreme Court ruling made 20 years ago.

TD: Forcing women to Britain for abortions is ‘barbaric’

Labour TD Ciara Conway said she would have preferred if her party in Government had legislated for the X Case, in accordance with its pre-election promise, instead of setting up a review group to look at the issue.

“My own personal preference would have been that we would have legislated for it. But that’s not the case so I am prepared to wait and to see what way the review group will report back,” Ms Conway said.

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