Abortion move may occur in September

Movement to liberalise the country’s abortion laws could occur as early as September, senior ministers said yesterday.

Abortion move may occur in September

It comes as a disagreement emerged between ministers over whether term limits should be included in any move to liberalise abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormality.

Social Protection Minister Leo Varadkar yesterday said that such term limits have to be part of any discussion about changing the law, but others expressed reservations about the workability of that proposal.

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