Final vote on abortion legislation next Wednesday

The final Dáil vote on the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill is to be held at 10pm next Wednesday.

A large number of proposed amendments to the legislation are expected to be put forward by TDs.

The Taoiseach said that James Reilly and his junior minister Alex White are working on clarifying some aspects of the bill.

He was responding to questions about possible amendments to the legislation to meet the concerns of some in the Fine Gael party including Europe Minister Lucinda Creighton.

Mr Kenny said the measure was not about any one person but was aimed at saving the lives of women.

He insisted he was not changing any law but was  intent on clarifying the legal situation.

The amendments will be voted on during the report stage, which will take place throughout Wednesday in the Dáil.

Unlike the Committee Stage, where only members of the Health Sub-Committee were entitled to vote, every TD will be able to vote in the report stage.

Any Government TD who votes against their party line will automatically lose the whip.

The deadline for submitting amendments is today. A large number have been received by the Oireachtas Bills Office.

Several politicians, including Fine Gael TD Olivia Mitchell, have proposed excluding the pregnant woman herself from the penalty of up to 14 years in prison for intentionally destroying human life.

Opponents of the bill have proposed amendments to exclude the threat of suicide as grounds for an abortion, and to put an upper gestational limit on when terminations could be carried out.

If passed by the Dáil, the legislation is due to begin its progress through the Seanad next Thursday.

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