Catholic bishops criticise expert group’s proposals on abortion

The Catholic bishops have expressed continued dismay at the proposals made by the expert group on abortion, warning three of the proposals involve direct abortion which the hierarchy say is “morally wrong”.

The bishops described the report findings as flawed and criticised its failure to take all possible options into consideration.

The hierarchy, at a press conference in Maynooth, was giving its first official response to the report which sets out how the Government might respond to the judgment of the European Court of Human Right in A, B and C v Ireland.