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Published 17:14 30 Jun 2017 BST
Updated 18:10 30 Jun 2017 BST

However, although he is in favour of this going ahead, the "practicalities" of ensuring this happens are a " matter for the special Oireachtas committee's work".
The Eight Amendment states:
This is the phrasing as appears in the Irish Constitution and to make any changes to this wording, a referendum must take place."The State acknowledges the right to life of the unborn and, with due regard to the equal right to life of the mother, guarantees in its laws to respect, and, as far as practicable, by its laws to defend and vindicate that right."
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