Report to be prepared after citizens assembly say 8th amendment must be replaced

A report is to be prepared for an Oireachtas committee as they go about replacing the 8th Amendment.

The Pro-Life campaign say they don't accept there is a need for a referendum on the issue. They've called the process of the Citizens' Assembly a 'shambles'. Cora Sherlock from the group says changing the laws will be the start of abortion on demand. Meanwhile, pro choice groups have called the work done by the Assembly a step in the right direction. Ailbhe Smyth from the Coalition to Repeal the Eighth Amendment says it was a clear message. Ms Justice Mary Laffoy will now prepare a report from the Assembly she chaired for the Oireachtas, which must be delivered by the end of June.