The Citizens’ Assembly will be looking at the issue of abortion with regards to Fatal Foetal Abnormalities.
It was announced today that Judge Mary Laffoy will be chairing the committee, which was initially set up to look at a number of social issues in Ireland, including abortion.
The programme for government are allowing the Commission six months to come up with proposals on how best the country should proceed across a range of sensitive issues.
However, since RTE broke the news, Taoiseach Enda Kenny is being accused of back pedaling on the issue of repealing the eight amendment.
Fatal foetal abnormality is defined as “a medical condition suffered by the foetus such that is it incompatible with life outside the womb”.
People have already taken to Twitter to express their outrage over the news, and some are calling on the state broadcaster to provide the source who confirmed that the Citizens’ Assembly will only be looking at Fatal Foetal Abnormalities .
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— 🎈🤡 Dublin's New Night Mayor! 🔪🦀 (@Bubblenoma) July 27, 2016
@rtenews say Citizens Assembly to report on #repealthe8th 'in context of fatal foetal anomalies'. Govt back-pedalling not acceptable @NWCI
— Ailbhe Smyth (@ailbhes) July 27, 2016
Why are @rtenews reporting Citizens Assembly will examine #repealthe8th in context of fatal foetal abnormalities?It's remit is not so narrow
— Colm O'Gorman 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇮🇪 (@Colmogorman) July 27, 2016
@rtenews What's your source for Citizens Assembly to look at the 8th on FFA only?
— Paddy McGarr #RepealThe27th (@elessar83) July 27, 2016
