29/05/2026
Two weeks ago on Wednesday May 12th, the Social Democrat’s abortion bill was defeated in the Dáil by a significant margin — 85 votes to 30. This bill sought to scrap the 3-day waiting period before an abortion, and expand the grounds for late term abortions. However, Sinn Fein is also proposing another similar bill in the weeks to come. So what can we learn from the debate on the SocDems bill?
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https://thelifeinstitute.net/blog/2026/analysis-what-we-learned-from-the-debate-on-the-socdems-abortion-bill #
Two weeks ago on Wednesday May 12th, the Social Democrat’s abortion bill was defeated in the Dáil by a significant margin — 85 votes to 30. This bill sought to scrap the 3-day waiting period before an abortion, and expand the grounds for late term abortions. However, Sinn Fein is also proposing...