Yes, but the government hasn’t actually decided how it’s going to vote! Spoke to four different sources today who said the government’s position wouldn’t be outlined until James Reilly gives his speech during tonight’s debate.

If labour vote against this bill it will be another betrayal shame on them and on the electorate if we vote for them again

brilliant

Yeah what a scourge.

I’d prefer people who were less passionate about what they believed in. Like Labour people for example, see how they’re doing all they can to legislate properly for the 1992 Supreme Court decision. Oh, wait a sec….

We need them. This country is still in the stone age when it comes to womens rights, and its not going to be pulled out of that by the privileged, white middle class males who make up most of the dail.

You’re the only nut case I’ve spotted on the journal today. I’m not religious but I’m pro-life. How do you figure that is?

What does religion have to do with anything?

I’m an atheist and I oppose abortion.

Yes, Leslie – they had been told they must follow the government whip. My point is that until this evening it hadn’t been decided whether the government was going to vote Yes or No.

Ah i see. crossed wires my apologies Gain.

The government had decided how they were going to vote well before the debate.

The reason they didn’t tell the media is because they didn’t want government members involved in abortion debates on radio & tv reports all day.

It’s hardly surprising that the government wants to sweep abortion under the carpet/keep it off the agenda, it’s what they’ve been doing for 20 years.

what was the speech?