Legal experts will today give their views on proposals to introduce legislation for abortion.
However the Bar Council of Ireland last night said it was declining an invitation to make a submission at today’s Oireachtas Health Committee hearing.
A Council spokesperson said it wasn’t possible to represent the diverse views of its 2,000 members.
Former supreme court justice Catherine McGuinness, and the Irish Council for Civil Liberties will be appearing
Yesterday’s hearings from the medical profession were dominated by the need to bring legal clarity to the situation and the controversial issue of suicide.
