We asked all candidates to supply a Yes or No answer to the following question:
If elected, will you oppose any attempt to repeal the 8th Amendment or undermine legal protection for the unborn child?
This page will be updated daily between now and Election Day with answers from candidates as we receive them.
The voting record of TDs and Senators on the 2013 abortion legislation is also featured below.
The following parties have taken a strong stance on repealing the 8th Amendment and should not receive the pro-life vote:
Labour
Sinn Fein
People Before Profit
Anti-Austerity Alliance
Green Party
The Eighth Amendment is the last remaining constitutional protection for the unborn child in Ireland. Pro-Life people should only vote for candidates who are committed to keeping the 8th Amendment.
| TDs and Senators who voted against abortion in 2013 | ||
| Party | Name | |
| None | ||
| Other candidates and where they stand on abortion | ||
| FF | Cllr Cormac Devlin | Favours keeping the 8th Amendment. |
| FF | Cllr Mary Hanafin | Favours keeping the 8th Amendment. |
| DDI-NCM | Raymond Whitehead | No response to date. |
| FG | Cllr Maria Bailey | Opposes keeping the 8th Amendment as stated publicly. |
| GP | Cllr Ossian Smith | Opposes keeping the 8th Amendment as stated publicly. |
| SF | Cllr Shane O’Brien | Opposes keeping the 8th Amendment as stated publicly. |
| REN | Frank Cronin | Opposes keeping the 8th Amendment. |
| LAB | Cllr Carrie Smith | Opposes keeping the 8th Amendment |
| IND/IND ALL | Carol Hunt | Opposes keeping the 8th Amendment |
| TDs and Senators who voted in favour of abortion in 2013 | ||
| FG | Mary Mitchell-O’Connor TD | Voted for abortion in 2013. |
| PBPA | Richard Boyd Barrett TD | Voted for abortion in Dáil. |