Pro-life groups ‘not opposed’ to abortion law, as long as it’s realistic

A leading pro-life doctor has said she is not necessarily opposed to legislation ensuring a pregnant woman receives any treatment she needs — so long as it is “captured in reality”.

Dr Berry Kiely, medical adviser to the Pro-Life Campaign, told RTÉ Radio’s Morning Ireland while it was impossible in her view to legislate for every eventuality, pro-life groups are not necessarily against new bills being passed. “There are grey areas in all areas of medicine,” she said.

The physician continued that it would be “a crazy, ridiculous situation to try and have a legal system that would address each and every possible permutation and combination of factors in any one given case”.