SF unlikely to update abortion stance before referendum

Leader Mary Lou McDonald said holding ard fheis to amend party policy would be difficult

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has already said her TDs will not be allowed a vote of conscience on abortion. Photograph: Daniel  Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images

Sinn Féin president Mary Lou McDonald has already said her TDs will not be allowed a vote of conscience on abortion. Photograph: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP/Getty Images

Holding an ard fheis to update Sinn Féin’s policy on abortion before the referendum to repeal Eighth Amendment to the Constitution could be logistically difficult, party leader Mary Lou McDonald has said.

The Irish Times reported earlier this week that the party is unlikely to change its abortion policy before the intended referendum day of May 25th.

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