Chair of Eighth Amendment Committee urges pair not to quit

The chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment has she hopes two pro-life members do not quit the body.

Fri, 13 Oct, 2017 - 07:43

The chairperson of the Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment has she hopes two anti-abortion members do not quit the body.

Yesterday, Senator Ronan Mullen and Deputy Mattie McGrath said they were considering their positions, claiming the process is "a propaganda exercise in favour of abortion".

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