Is there any democratic accountability left?

As one involved in campaigning on right to life issues for over 30 years, I am appalled at the stance of many individuals in Leinster House on the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill.

Some even go so far as to call it a ‘pro-life’ bill.

If they understand the significance of the bill and are honest in expressing their opinions, they would certainly not say that. There is a good reason why all governments since 1992 decided not to legislate on the flawed X case judgement, because, if enacted into law it can, in time, lead to wide-ranging abortion. This bill allows a perfectly healthy baby, in the womb of a physically healthy mother, to be aborted in circumstances where there is no reliable scientific or moral justification for so doing.