New options paper on abortion law but little appetite for reform

Social Democrats leader Holly Cairns said there had been a game of 'political pass the parcel' over a review of the State's abortion laws. Photograph: Maxwell Photography/PA Wire

Her review also found that there is a lack of clarity around allowing abortion in the case of fatal foetal abnormality. Ms Cairns said that, instead of action, there had been a game of “political pass the parcel” as she claimed the report had been kicked back to the Oireachtas Health Committee and then to the Government.

“There’s a clear view in Government that it’s important to respect what people voted for as part of Repealing the Eighth , while doing everything possible for women who need to use termination services,” a source said. “When it comes to things which are in conflict with the heads of the bill that people voted to repeal based on, that’s a conversation, it’s an ongoing conversation in Government. We have to be cognisant of two things – I want to make sure we are doing the right thing by women and we need to facilitate our healthcare workers to the greatest extent possible. We have to also be very cognisant and respectful, regardless of our individual feelings on different elements, of what people voted for.

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