constitutional challenge - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 11 Jul 2013 04:10:21 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg constitutional challenge - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 Irish bishops will challenge abortion law https://cathnews.co.nz/2013/07/12/irish-bishops-will-challenge-abortion-law/ Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:03:35 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=46906 The Catholic bishops of Ireland intend to mount a constitutional challenge to the government's abortion bill that is widely expected to pass a key vote in the Irish lower house. The Irish bishops will challenge the law on the basis of its unconstitutional legislative process or its failure to adequately vindicate the equal right to Read more

Irish bishops will challenge abortion law... Read more]]> The Catholic bishops of Ireland intend to mount a constitutional challenge to the government's abortion bill that is widely expected to pass a key vote in the Irish lower house.

The Irish bishops will challenge the law on the basis of its unconstitutional legislative process or its failure to adequately vindicate the equal right to life of the unborn child, the Irish Independent reported.

However, the bill allowing legal abortion on grounds including the mother's life or threat to commit suicide, would still become law in the meantime.

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