Brid Smith calls for simple repeal
Press Release- Bríd Smith TD, People Before Profit 29/01/2018
Bríd Smith has urged the Cabinet to set a date in May for a simple referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment from the constitution.
Citing recent opinion polls, the TD stated that the tide had turned on this issue and people are supportive of giving women the right to choose.
It will not be acceptable if the Cabinet ignore the findings of the Joint Oireachtas Committee by following the expected advice of the Attorney General. The Oireachtas Committee also was presented with legal advice that supported a simple repeal.
Deputy Smith stated, “The Attorney General is a political appointee, and his opinion would be just a legal opinion not a statement of fact.Read more »