X case is irrelevant to Savita’s death. The problem is the eighth amendment

I KNOW the judges have a beef with Justice Minister Alan Shatter, but my problem is fudge.

Last Monday, on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland, Shatter advocated legislating for X in the context of Savita Halapanavar’s death: “We’ve seen the kind of difficulties that can arise when there is legal confusion.”

Legislating for the X case has nothing to do with the death of Savita Halapanavar. A law allowing abortion when there is a threat to the life of the mother would not have saved her. A doctor performing an abortion under those circumstances already had the protection of the Constitution.