Leo Varadker has confirmed that he will be campaigning in favour of liberalised abortion laws in Ireland.
He announced his stance this morning on BBC4’s Today show.
The Taoiseach had come out as “pro-life” in 2014 but has since changed his view having gained a greater understanding of the complex issue.
“These terms pro-life and pro-choice don’t really comprehend the complexity of this issue. Which is a very private and personal one and one I think that contains a lot of grey areas…”
He went on to confirm the referendum would be as soon as possible and not dependent on the Pope’s scheduled visit in August as had been previously reported.
A referendum to change the 8th amendment is set to take place this year.
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