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Irish opposition leader Miche\u00e1l Martin said he changed his mind and is now in favor of liberalizing the country\u2019s strict anti-abortion laws.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere were two things that changed my mind on the issue. The first was hearing evidence before Christmas from women who suffered from fatal fetal abnormalities while pregnant,\u201d he told the Guardian in an interview on Sunday<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter hearing their experiences in the Oireachtas [Irish parliament] and what they had to go through traveling to England for terminations, I realized I could no longer countenance supporting the status quo,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Leo Varadkar\u2019s Cabinet formally backed<\/a> holding a referendum to repeal the eighth amendment to the Irish Republic\u2019s constitution, which prohibits abortion, in late May. Health Minister Simon Harris is expected to start drafting legislation to present to the Cabinet in the early spring.<\/p>\n

Harris also said<\/a> recently he will allow general practitioners to conscientiously object to providing abortions at their clinics.<\/p>\n

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