Good for him, standing up to protect the life of the pre-born.
rish President Michael D Higgins signed the abortion referendum bill into law on Tuesday.
In May, the country voted overwhelmingly to overturn the abortion ban by 66.4% to 33.6%. – a landslide win for the repeal side.
The Eighth Amendment had granted an equal right to life to the mother and the unborn child.
With the repeal of the Eighth, the Irish government’s recommendation is that women will be able to access a termination within the first 12 weeks of their pregnancy.
President Higgins signed the 36th Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018.
Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) Leo Varadkar told the Dáil (Irish Parliament) on Tuesday that legislation would be introduced in the first week of October.
Mr Varadkar said the timeline would mean services would be in place in the new year.
Eighth Amendment repealed as Irish President signs bill into law
The Republic of Ireland voted overwhelmingly to overturn what was effectively a blanket ban on abortion.