Kenny dismisses claims abortion legislation will be too liberal

Taoiseach Enda Kenny has dismissed claims by Dublin’s Catholic archbishop that proposed X case legislation will be too liberal.

As the Oireachtas begins another round of intensive hearings on the emotive subject today, Mr Kenny said the Government’s objective was to save lives and give clarity to the medical profession.

“This is about saving lives and clearly fundamental to any assessment of any person with difficulty in pregnancy is the requirement to do everything that’s possible, practicable in the sense of saving the life of the unborn as well as that of the mother.