In 1997, the then government considered the possibility of using Article 27 on legislation for the X-case judgment, on the basis that the extra mandate of a popular vote would have forestalled complaints from anti-abortion campaigners if the Oireachtas had legislated in the normal manner.
The then government considered the possibility of using Article 27 on legislation for the X-case judgment. This was in 1997. The extra mandate of a popular vote would have forestalled complaints from anti-abortion campaigners. The Oireachtas had legislated in the normal manner. This was on the basis this.