Minister Eoghan Murphy supports Eighth Amendment reforms

Eoghan Murphy follows Regina Doherty in backing abortion recommendations.

Housing Minister Eoghan Murphy has become the second Fine Gael minister to publicly back an Oireachtas committee’s recommendations to repeal the Eighth Amendment and allow unrestricted access to abortions in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Mr Murphy mirrored the views of Social Protection Minister Regina Doherty — and those believed to be held by Health Minister Simon Harris, Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone, and Independent Alliance TDs John Halligan and Finian McGrath — as European Affairs Minister Helen McEntee and Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe said they are also open to reforms.