When it comes to life — jumping the gun for short-term expediency is a mistake

“Clare Daly, in her attempt to introduce legislation to allow for termination of pregnancy in the case of fatal foetal abnormality, did the State some service”.

Michael Clifford (Opinion, Feb.12) champions this cause as he decries the failure of the body-politic to accommodate same.

The tidal wave of media consternation belies another significant perspective which is attracting only modest coverage.