Dáil votes to remove mandatory three-day wait for abortion
TDs have voted to remove the mandatory three-day wait to access an abortion.
The vote was passed 86 votes to 70, with no abstentions.
The Bill will now be scrutinised before the Oireachtas health committee.
Sinn Féin’s Bill looked to remove the mandatory three-day waiting period between a GP consultation and accessing a termination.
The Bill was introduced by health spokesperson David Cullinane this week after Sinn Féin abstained in a vote on a more wide-ranging Bill on abortion tabled by the Social Democrats last month.
While Taoiseach Micheál Martin and Tánaiste Simon Harris said they would vote for the proposal, a free vote was in place for Government TDs.
Among those who voted against the legislation was Minister for Children, Disability and Equality Norma Foley.
The National Women’s Council (NWC) said the vote to remove the “paternalistic and medically unnecessary provision” was “a major win for women”, particularly vulnerable women who may find it difficult...
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