Enda Kenny (Mayo, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

-----this was put into the Constitution in 1983 because a commitment was given by two party leaders, no longer with us, that there would be a referendum in respect of the pro-life campaign and that was inserted into the Constitution guaranteeing the right to life of the unborn. This party and the Labour Party in government was the only Government in 30 years to have the courage to legislate for it. The Supreme Court interpreted what the people put into the Constitution and we gave effect to that in legislation with the protection of life legislation.

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