Bill to widen access to abortion services passes Dáil vote

Ailbhe Smyth; former master of the National Maternity Hospital, Dr Peter Boylan; Orla O'Connor and Director of National Women's Council; and Emma Cutlip with airplane prop highlighting the fact women are still forced to travel for abortion care. Picture: Stephen Collins/Collins Photos

The Government has lost a vote on an opposition bill to widen access to abortion services.

Government parties had given TDs a free vote on People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith's bill which aims to remove the three-day waiting period and lift a 12-week limit on abortion services.