A Clare TD who has drafted a bill on fatal foetal abnormalities says the hardship of a diagnosis is worsened by the laws surrounding terminations here.
The bill by Labour's Michael McNamara, will be presented to the Dáil today.
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Under the current laws, pregnant women who don't wish to carry to term, must travel abroad to receive a termination for medical reasons but Deputy McNamara's proposals would allow for a termination of pregnancy in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities.
Last month, a similar bill by Independent TD Clare Daly failed because TDs thought it was unconstitutional.
Deputy McNamara says he wrote the bill after speaking to families who were affected by a diagnosis of a fatal foetal abnormality.
