No free vote on abortion bill, warns FG
Party warns that no repeat of vote given to alliance ministers
Fine Gael has warned independent ministers they will not be allowed another free vote when a bill on abortion comes before the Dáil in October.
Independent Alliance Ministers of state Finian McGrath and John Halligan want a free vote on a bill calling for a referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment, which enshrines the equal right to life of the mother and unborn in the Constitution.
However, Fine Gael is warning that there ...