Sinn Féin has rejected a proposal to give party members a free vote on the future of the Eighth Amendment. A handful of delegates spoke against the Sinn Féin position and in favour of a free vote. It is now the case that individual views are not tolerated if it is not Sinn Féin policy, he added. A total of 19 cumann supported proposals to have a vote of conscience on the Eighth Amendment but it was defeated. Sinn Féin cannot “cop out” on this matter and seek à-la-carte choice on this matter, Ms McDonald added.

Source: The Irish Times November 18, 2017 18:22 UTC