NEW : The procedure must be carried out by a registered medical practitioner at an appropriate location . An anti - abortion campaign group says the government 's reassurances are ` ` misleading '' ` ` This is about women , it is about our lives , '' says Taoiseach Pat Kenny . The draft bill clarifies what happens when there 's a threat to the pregnant woman 's life . A panel of medical experts must ensure that there 's a ` ` real and substantial threat '' to life .
NEW : An anti - abortion campaign group says the government 's reassurances are ` ` misleading '' ` ` This is about women , it is about our lives , '' says Taoiseach Pat Kenny . The draft bill clarifies what happens when there 's a threat to the pregnant woman 's life . A panel of medical experts must ensure that there 's a ` ` real and substantial threat '' to life .