Dáil rejects abortion Bill

A Private Members’ Bill by TDs Clare Daly, Joan Collins and Mick Wallace to legislate on the controversial 'X Case' has been rejected today, by 109 votes to 20.

Dáil rejects abortion Bill

A Private Members’ Bill by TDs Clare Daly, Joan Collins and Mick Wallace to legislate on the controversial 'X Case' has been rejected today, by 109 votes to 20.

The Technical Group of TDs were calling for the Government to enshrine into law the 20-year-old Supreme Court ruling that women should be allowed an abortion in Ireland in the event the mother’s life is in danger.

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