The devil is in the details of abortion law

I HAVE just received Family and Life's Personal Update Number 38 of July 2002. It is authored by David Manley, Dr Maurice Curtis and Peter Scully, whose opinions I normally respect.

The devil is in the details of abortion law

otwithstanding the exclusion of suicide as a grounds for abortion (the value of which was contested by both Michéal Martin and the Mother and Child Campaign), the concession on travel was a greatly enhanced version of what was passed in 1992.

The Referendum of 1992 permitted travel under Article 40.3.3 (though many understood it to mean travel in general): “This subsection shall not limit freedom to travel between the State and another state”. It followed Article 40.3.3 which reads:

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