Committee set to back repeal of Eighth Amendment

The Oireachtas committee on the Eighth Amendment is set to recommend a straight repeal of article 40.3.3, its complete removal from the Constitution, and for any future abortion laws to be decided solely by the Dáil.

At least 12 members of the 21-person committee publicly said they are in favour of the recommendation at a meeting yesterday.

While no decision will be made until Wednesday, in their individual public statements yesterday, 12 of the 21 committee members said they want to repeal the Eighth Amendment and that no other option will suffice.