BREAKING Government loses Dail vote on People Before Profit abortion bill
People Before Profit has defeated the Government in a Dáil vote calling for wider access to abortion after coalition TDs were given a free vote.
READ MORE: Woman who fell pregnant due to sexual assault was 'actively obstructed' from getting an abortion The first vote centred on a countermotion from Health Minister Stephen Donnelly calling for the legislation to be examined in a year's time. The Government lost this vote 74 votes to 61 as 12 Government TDs voted in line with the opposition.
Fianna Fáil Housing Minister Darragh O’Brien and Health Minister Stephen Donnelly both chose to abstain.
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