The Committee stage of the abortion legislation will continue today, with the contentious suicide clause to be discussed.
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Yesterday four Fine Gael TDs were automatically expelled from the parliamentary party after voting against the government on the bill and will now be removed from any Oireachtas committee they are sitting on.
Discussion of the Bill in committee is not expected to conclude until tomorrow and it will return to the Dáil next week where the Fine Gael revolt is likely to increase.
The suicide clause has yet to be discussed in depth but the Health Minister James Reilly says it is very restrictive.
