The slow and winding road to consensus on abortion
Outsourcing the decision on abortion laws to a ‘Citizens Assembly’ delays the resolution of an already pressing issue
‘It is not to be rushed” was Enda Kenny’s response when asked recently if the Citizens’ Assembly – to recommend whether and how abortion laws should be changed – was merely a delaying tactic. “What we are trying to do here is to build a sense of consensus.”
Just two days after that approach was finally agreed by cabinet on Wednesday, a newspaper headline delivered a stark reminder of just how difficult that ...
