A group of 100 legal professionals including two former High Court judges have signed a letter opposing the repeal of the Eighth Amendment. Others who signed up include Mary Faulkner, the former Dean of the School of Law in King’s Inn, Dublin and former RTÉ television presenter-turned-barrister Theresa Lowe. Well-known anti-abortion campaigners William Binchy, Caroline Simons and solicitor Cora Sherlock also signed the letter. A spokesman said the Bar of Ireland was a non-political organisation and its premises could not be used for any political activity. “They have concluded that the unborn boy or girl in the room is deserving of rights, and legislation is not the way to do it.

Source: The Irish Times April 19, 2018 18:11 UTC