Nurses say proposed abortion legislation could mean nurses giving up jobs on conscience grounds
The Irish Times
Proposed abortion legislation could force nurses and midwives out of a job, it has been claimed.
Campaigners for a No vote in the referendum on the Eight Amendment say the conscience clause promised by the Government in legislation if the measure passes is inadequate.
“We are concerned about freedom of conscience and have seen how Scottish midwives lost their case in the UK not to be involved in abortions,” said Mary Kelly Fitzgibbon, of Nurses for Life, a nurse, midwife and a lecturer. . . [Full Text]