Majority of Cabinet supports repeal of Eighth Amendment

More than half the Cabinet now supports repealing the Eighth Amendment and allowing unlimited abortion up to 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe yesterday became the latest to back the recommendations of the Oireachtas committee on the Eighth Amendment, which the Cabinet will discuss today.

“I believe the committee’s report and the recommendations contained in it should be put to the people and I support those recommendations that are in the committee’s report,” he said.