Brenda Power: It would be a betrayal of voters to alter abortion law that saves up to 2,200 lives a year

"The Soc Dem argument for removing the mandatory three-day wait for women seeking an abortion emphasizes that many did not fully understand the implications of the small print in the repeal campaign."

"In 2018, the electorate voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment, with a significant selling point being the requirement for a 72-hour waiting period before a termination."

Holly Cairns and her colleagues in the Soc Dems propose to abolish the mandatory three-day waiting period for women seeking abortions. This initiative appears to be fueled by a sense of triumphalism. In 2018, the electorate voted to repeal the Eighth Amendment, with one of the key arguments being the necessity of a 72-hour waiting period between a woman's initial consultation and the termination procedure. The proposal challenges the established waiting period that was part of the repeal campaign.

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