Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The programme for Government committed to the establishment of an expert group to examine the issue. The expert group reported and we followed that through to its conclusion and legislated for the X case. If parties are in favour of a referendum on this issue or on a broader amendment they should formulate their proposals and put them to the electorate at the next election, which is due soon. Then the incoming Government, if it has the mandate, should legislate for the case provided for in this legislation, where there is a fatal foetal abnormality.

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