Irish PM dismisses Pope’s criticism of abortion laws
10 Jan 2013 7:02 AM IST
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny on Wednesday weighed into the country's abortion debate to dismiss the Pope's criticism of proposed new laws.
The debate has been re-ignited since Indian origin dentist Savita Halappanavar's death after being denied a termination of an unviable foetus at an Irish hospital in October 2012. As a parliamentary committee began a second day of hearings in Dublin on the issue on Wednesday, the Irish PM called for ‘understanding’ after Pope Benedict XVI expressed his ‘dismay’ at the proposed introduction of abortion legislation ‘in various countries, even those of Christian tradition’ at an annual Vatican address on Tuesday.
‘What the government is about here is setting in place a framework and a process so that legal certainty will apply to medical personnel who have to make decisions where the life of a mother is threatened.
The debate has been re-ignited since Indian origin dentist Savita Halappanavar's death after being denied a termination of an unviable foetus at an Irish hospital in October 2012. As a parliamentary committee began a second day of hearings in Dublin on the issue on Wednesday, the Irish PM called for ‘understanding’ after Pope Benedict XVI expressed his ‘dismay’ at the proposed introduction of abortion legislation ‘in various countries, even those of Christian tradition’ at an annual Vatican address on Tuesday.
‘What the government is about here is setting in place a framework and a process so that legal certainty will apply to medical personnel who have to make decisions where the life of a mother is threatened.
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