A Church of Ireland bishop has said he will be voting for the removal of the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution in the May referendum. He added: “It has always been the practice of the Church of Ireland to pray unceasingly for our legislators – in the coming months they may need that prayer perhaps more than ever.”It is believed Bishop Burrows is the first bishop in Ireland to publicly declare he will be voting for repeal in the May 25th vote. Such access to abortion would be made available by legislation following removal of the amendment. “This slippery slope, naively embraced by many convinced supporters, is too slippery to be defended as a right. On the contrary it depends on a cynical vision of society, tending more and more towards a subtle form of discrimination.

Source: The Irish Times March 30, 2018 15:22 UTC