Committee On The Eighth Amendment

Cases of rape and incest ‘simply impossible to legislate for,’ Senator Catherine Noone says

Dr William Crean says focus should not be solely on individual ‘sad and painful’ situations

Simon Coveney says focus should not to be on voters who have already decided

Simon Coveney says the woman’s story of having to go to the UK for a termination after fatal foetal abnormality diagnosis was horrific

Service would undermine efforts to provide comprehensive sexual healthcare, says IMO

GPs likely to resist plan to make State-funded medication available without prescription

Along with abortion Bill, Harris to publish proposals on sexual health and contraception

Minister for Health dismayed so many TDs ‘voted to deny people having their say’ on issue

Taoiseach says be believes a short waiting time of less than five days is a good idea

Party now opposes terminations up to 12 weeks and must hold ardfheis to propose change

Noone: No Irish-based consultants or GPs ‘made available to Committee on Eighth’

All four main Churches in Ireland now oppose 12-week proposal

Reaction: Harris says suggesting that women would abort disabled child is offensive

The Eighth Amendment no longer reflects the views of the Irish people

Abortion ‘has nothing to do with healthcare’ and is the ‘final frontier’ for society to cross

Recommendation to be made by month’s end on need for provision to replace article in Constitution