Tánaiste rules out abortion change despite UN criticism

Tánaiste Joan Burton has signalled there will be no further changes to abortion laws during the lifetime of this Government, despite strong criticism from the United Nations.

At a periodic review this week, several members of the UN Human Rights Committee said women in Ireland were being denied human rights in cases where they could not terminate a pregnancy as a result of rape or incest, or had a diagnosis of a fatal foetal abnormality.

In the Dáil yesterday, Independent TD, Catherine Murphy, said the “damning review” made for “grim reading.”