Ireland rules out referendum on abortion, but puts gay ‘marriage’ on the ballot
English: Enda Kenny speaking at the YFG national conference (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) Ireland's health minister backed away from both sides of the abortion issue on Tuesday when he ruled out holding a referendum to establish the legality of the Irish abortion law. Minister for Health Dr. Leo Varadkar was responding to an abortion bill tabled by Independent TD Clare Daly that sought to repeal the 8th amendment to the Constitution, which aims to constitutionally legalize abortion in Ireland . Daly called for her pro-abortion bill to be included with the other referenda, such as the referendum on same-sex "marriage" that Prime Minister Enda Kenny announced yesterday would be included on the ballot, planned for May of next year. However, the 2013 “Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act” that legalized abortion under certain circumstances is legislation that pro-life activists say violates the clear pro-life provisions contained in the country's Constitu