Bishops: #Abortion is ‘attack on most fundamental of all human rights’

Catholic bishops have yet again rowed into the debate over abortion laws, stating it would be a “direct attack on the most fundamental of all human rights” to repeal the eighth amendment.

It comes after Tánaiste Joan Burton suggested that any liberalisation of Irish abortion laws should be dealt with in a public forum.

“This is a very sensitive, very emotional, and very complex issue and I think the more discussion there is of it, that helps to bring people together, the better,” she said.