‘Disappointment’ at claims Coombe will not be ready for abortion services

People would have to be “deaf, blind, dumb, and batty” to have been unaware of the proposed 12-week abortion limit before last May’s referendum, the Seanad has heard.

The Upper House has debated the legislation to allow for the roll-out of terminations, during which the issue of disability and the three-day mandatory waiting period were debated.