Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It could be called the abortion of life during pregnancy Bill 2013, the protection and rights of the mother during pregnancy Bill 2013, the end of life during pregnancy Bill 2013 or the termination of unborn life during pregnancy Bill 2013. Any Bill that does not protect the unborn baby is seriously flawed, opposing and contradicting the Offences against the Person Act 1861 and the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution, which states, "The State acknowledges the right to life of the unborn child and, with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother, guarantees in its laws to respect, and, as far as practicable, by its laws to defend and vindicate that right." Usually, an amendment to the Constitution has to be voted on by the public and approved in order to become law so why is the Government afraid to let the people decide?