Irish cabinet to discuss, publish Savita report
28 Nov 2012 5:35 AM IST
Amid controversy over the death of an Indian dentist who was refused termination of her pregnancy despite miscarrying, the Irish Cabinet is set to discuss the report of an expert group which was appointed to examine how the State deals with the issue of lawful abortions.
The report, which will be brought to the Cabinet by Minister for Health James Reilly, will be published after the meeting, The Irish Times reported on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Enda Kenny said the Government was united on the issue. He said the matter requires careful, calm and sympathetic consideration and he would not be rushed on the issue. ‘We're not going to leave this hanging on interminably,’ he said. ‘I'd like to deal with this as quickly and as comprehensively, when it's practical to do so. Don't ask me for a specific date, but it's not going to be left hanging around.’ On Monday, the Prime Minister said Fine Gael MPs must back legislation to deal with the European Court of Human Rights ruling that pregnant Irish women need certainty about legal abortion rights in Ireland, or else lose the party whip.
Speaking in Cardiff, he said the party had very clear rules on this. ‘People who are elected to the party that I lead ... act and vote in accordance with party decisions. And that is the way that it will be,’ Kenny said.
On what needs to be done now, he said: ‘We are dealing with a very different generation of politicians, our country has moved to a different space, there are clearly very strongly-held views.’
‘The vast majority of people understand what needs to be done here.’
The report, which will be brought to the Cabinet by Minister for Health James Reilly, will be published after the meeting, The Irish Times reported on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Enda Kenny said the Government was united on the issue. He said the matter requires careful, calm and sympathetic consideration and he would not be rushed on the issue. ‘We're not going to leave this hanging on interminably,’ he said. ‘I'd like to deal with this as quickly and as comprehensively, when it's practical to do so. Don't ask me for a specific date, but it's not going to be left hanging around.’ On Monday, the Prime Minister said Fine Gael MPs must back legislation to deal with the European Court of Human Rights ruling that pregnant Irish women need certainty about legal abortion rights in Ireland, or else lose the party whip.
Speaking in Cardiff, he said the party had very clear rules on this. ‘People who are elected to the party that I lead ... act and vote in accordance with party decisions. And that is the way that it will be,’ Kenny said.
On what needs to be done now, he said: ‘We are dealing with a very different generation of politicians, our country has moved to a different space, there are clearly very strongly-held views.’
‘The vast majority of people understand what needs to be done here.’
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