Opposition vows to help pass abortion law

Opposition leaders have vowed to help the Government pass legislation on abortion as quickly as possible.

Health Minister Simon Harris, who will draft the wording of the bill, described the outcome of the referendum to repeal the Eighth as a reflection of the “innately decent and compassionate” country we live in.

“Under the Eighth Amendment women in crisis pregnancy have been told to take a plane or take the boat, today we tell them take our hand,” Mr Harris said.