Bishop’s abortion claims rejected

The chairwoman of the Oireachtas abortion committee has hit out at the Bishop of Waterford and Lismore for his “utterly untrue” comments on abortion.

Speaking about women who have been raped, Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan said “an abortion is not the answer” to suicidal ideation.

The bishop also said that contraception is morally wrong and “without doubt” has promoted promiscuity in Ireland, and that, for women to be respected by men, they should “not be totally available to [them] at all times”.