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DUBLIN, November 24, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – The government committee planning the referendum to remove or retain the constitutional protection for the unborn in Ireland has been accused of strong pro-abortion bias.
According to the Irish Times, the Oireachtas (government) Committee on the Eighth Amendment held a private meeting on Wednesday to discuss the allegations. Catherine Murphy, the member of the Committee who called for the conference, said that the “narrative” about its bias should be forbidden as it is “a lie.” However, Senator Ronan Mullan said that the chair of the Committee, Catherine Noone, had “failed to procure objectivity.” Committee member Mattie McGrath called the Committee’s proceedings “a stitch-up” and “unbalanced.” He called the parade of mostly pro-abortion witnesses before the committee “appallingly skewed.”
At stake is the Eighth Amendment to the Irish Constitution, which was added in 1983 after a national referendum. It is supposed to ensure the right-to-life of unborn babies in Ireland. Ireland’s prime minister, or Taioseach, Leo Varadkar, announced this June that there would be a new referendum regarding the Amendment’s removal.
Two medical experts have refused to appear before the Committee because they believe it is a “kangaroo court” or
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