Catholic Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin has cautioned anti-abortion campaigners against protesting at GP surgeries that offer abortion services. However, Dr Martin defended the right of campaigners to protest in line with their legal and constitutional entitlements. Dr Martin said he hoped no doctor would end up in that position. “Respecting conscientious objection, even where they come to clash with the law, is a very important thing in any democracy,” said Dr Martin. He said it worried him to hear politicians arguing over statistics which he described as “the classic indicators of spin”.

Source: Irish Examiner January 07, 2019 04:07 UTC