Flanagan: Abortion bill will not be 'rubber-stamped'

Fine Gael chairman Charlie Flanagan has said that party members who oppose abortion legislation will be able to seek amendments.

Flanagan: Abortion bill will not be 'rubber-stamped'

Fine Gael chairman Charlie Flanagan has said that party members who oppose abortion legislation will be able to seek amendments.

Speaking to The Irish Times, Deputy Flanagan says the draft Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill will not be 'rubber-stamped' - with anti-abortion TDs and Senators given plenty of opportunity to deliberate on the 'small print' of the law.

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