Law on abortion ‘is a key issue’ for voters

A female Fianna Fáil candidate says liberalising Ireland’s abortion laws is an issue for voters, and the party needs to support the case for terminations in cases of rape and fatal foetal abnormalities.

Dublin Fingal candidate Lorraine Clifford Lee said women on the doorsteps were bringing the issue up with female candidates but she was not sure if male candidates were “getting it”.

The solicitor has raised with party leader Micheál Martin her concerns about the need to repeal the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution, which protects the life of the unborn.