Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I just cannot say that at this stage. It certainly will not be ignored.

On the issue of abortion, we live in a democracy. Laws on abortion in Ireland are made by the people, either by the Dáil or by the public through a referendum. A very clear decision was made in 1983, a subsequent decision was made by the public in the 1990s, and a very clear decision was made in 2018 to liberalise our laws, although with certain safeguards that were explained to the public at the time.

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