{"id":809,"date":"2018-03-06T11:46:27","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T16:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=809"},"modified":"2018-03-06T11:46:27","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T16:46:27","slug":"taoiseach-calls-on-dail-to-move-on-8th-amendment-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=809","title":{"rendered":"Taoiseach Calls on D\u00e1il to Move on 8th Amendment Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/LeoVaradkarAbortionRedAnnouncementJan18_large.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/LeoVaradkarAbortionRedAnnouncementJan18_large.jpg 600w, https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/LeoVaradkarAbortionRedAnnouncementJan18_large-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has requested the D\u00e1il sits on Friday to discuss the Eighth Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>The Government is hopeful of introducing a bill to officially call a referendum on abortion on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>They are waiting for tomorrow&#8217;s Supreme Court ruling on the rights of the unborn before publishing the bill.<\/p>\n<p>The Taoiseach is eager for a debate on the issue to start this week as the D\u00e1il is off next week.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-809\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=809&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-809\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=809&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-google-plus-1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"sharing-google-809\" class=\"share-google-plus-1 sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=809&amp;share=google-plus-1\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Google+\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=809\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar has requested the D\u00e1il sits on Friday to discuss the Eighth Amendment. 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