Catholic bishop says abortion is 'not a medical treatment'

A Catholic bishop has said that abortion is “not a medical treatment” but is “the direct and intentional destruction of an unborn baby and is gravely immoral in all circumstances”, writes Conor Kane.

Bishop Alphonsus Cullinan made his comments at a conference in Waterford City at the weekend, when he reiterated the Catholic Church’s view that “a mother and her unborn baby have an equal right to life”.