Repeal of the Eighth Amendment “is not compassionate. Abortion without restriction up to 12 weeks was “abortion for no reason,” he said. “Bearing in mind their difficult circumstances, the Eighth Amendment protects pregnant women against taking a hasty decision,” he said. “On the contrary, abortion can never be deemed a personal or a private decision since it has serious societal repercussions. Claims that repeal of the Eighth Amendment would be “progressive and compassionate” were “false”, he said.

Source: The Irish Times May 22, 2018 08:08 UTC