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11/07/2013
Dáil Abortion Bill Debate Enters Second Day
The Dáil debate over the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013, ran well beyond its expected finish time, and may now not be completed before Thursday night at the earliest.
The vote was expected to have been completed by midnight on Wednesday, but with some 165 amendments put forward that timeframe came and went.
The Dáil sat until 5am on Thursday morning, and will resume again today at 16:00.
Two amendments have been voted on so far, and won by the government, they are Amendment 8 and Amendment 10. Of the 165 proposed amendments, 11 have been disposed of.
(MH/CD)
The vote was expected to have been completed by midnight on Wednesday, but with some 165 amendments put forward that timeframe came and went.
The Dáil sat until 5am on Thursday morning, and will resume again today at 16:00.
Two amendments have been voted on so far, and won by the government, they are Amendment 8 and Amendment 10. Of the 165 proposed amendments, 11 have been disposed of.
(MH/CD)
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