Brian Stanley (Laois-Offaly, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Our party operates democratically, and the party delegates from each cumann in the party throughout the country will make that decision.

Our current policy would require an amendment to the eighth amendment of the Constitution. We believe that the issue of amending Article 40.3.3° should be referred to a second constitutional convention for that matter to be dealt with. There is a huge issue around that and it is something we will develop and articulate in the future.

We accept that those who have proposed this Bill, and many mothers and families, are anxious to have this issue addressed but any development of our position will only be reached through thorough consideration and debate within our party, and that will be take place in the next month. I look forward to that and to us reaching a conclusion on this issue.

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