Tensions in Government over delays to abortion laws review

Green Party chair Pauline O'Reilly said 'there are still a lot of women who are leaving the country for abortions and we voted to ensure that this didn't happen'. Picture: Sasko Lazarov/RollingNews.ie

Tensions are mounting in the Government over a delay in publishing a review on abortion laws.

Green Party chair Pauline O'Reilly has vented frustration with Health Minister Stephen Donnelly over the review, which is required under the legislation introduced following a repeal of the Eighth Amendment.