Clare Daly’s bill’s rejection a craven display of hypocrisy

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, says Michael Clifford

CLARE Daly did the State some service this week. Her attempt to introduce a bill to allow for termination of pregnancy in cases of fatal foetal abnormality (FFA) failed, but the effort served a useful purpose.

In the snail-like progress that informs the rollback of the 1983 amendment to the Constitution on abortion, the events of the week represented a serious leap forward.