Terry Leyden (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Yes. Section 9 states:

It shall be lawful to carry out a medical procedure in respect of a pregnant woman in accordance with this section in the course of which, or as a result of which, an unborn human life is ended....

That is not equality. That is abortion. We should be clear about that.

Honour before honours. Concede to no one one's hard-won principles. I attended an event in Frenchpark yesterday honouring a priest, Fr. Padraig Devine of the SMA, who was 25 years ordained. It was attended by the Cardinal who is Archbishop of Nairobi, Kenya, as an example of the contribution of the church to the people of the Third World, including Africa. I picked up The Angelus-----