The Health Minister has warned he’ll suspend abortion services if it’s shown to him that new laws that legalise terminations here in limited circumstances are abused.
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James Reilly says this legislation brings legal clarity, upholds the equal right to life of the unborn, is measured and re-states the general prohibition on abortion here.
The Dáil has started debating the laws – this will continue next week, and a first vote is likely next Thursday.
Minister Reilly says if evidence emerges of terminations being carried out – that are not to save the life of a woman – he will suspend the services involved:
