Supreme Court ruling: Now it’s time for people to decide

The Supreme Court ruling on the rights of the unborn will make it easier on the Government to hone legislation to advance the holding of a referendum on the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution before the summer.

The fact that the decision of all seven judges was unanimous will add impetus to the Government’s plans to hold a poll in May which, if carried, will mark one of the biggest shifts in Irish society in generations.