Editing Albert Reynolds (section)

==== X Case ====
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On Reynolds's first day as Taoiseach, he had to deal with the "X Case", a constitutional case on whether a 14-year-old who had become [[Pregnancy from rape|pregnant as a result of rape]] could access [[Abortion in the Republic of Ireland|abortion]].{{citation needed|date=May 2025}} The [[Attorney General of Ireland|Attorney General]], [[Harry Whelehan]], refused to allow the pregnant girl to travel to the United Kingdom for an abortion.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}} The [[High Court (Ireland)|High Court]] granted the Attorney General's injunction, while the [[Supreme Court of Ireland|Supreme Court]] found that abortion was permissible where there was a threat to a woman's life from suicide. The case strained relations between the coalition parties. Reynolds tried to find a middle ground but alienated both the [[Catholic Church in Ireland|Catholic Church]] and those who sought [[Abortion rights in Ireland|abortion rights]]. Three amendments to the constitution on abortion were put to referendum.{{citation needed|date=May 2025}} {{Sentence fragment|date=November 2021}} The wording of the constitutional change caused tensions between the two government parties. Still, the government remained intact as the amendments passed through the [[Oireachtas]]. They were held on the same date as the [[1992 Irish general election|1992 general election]]. The [[Twelfth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 1992|first proposal]] was defeated, which would have excluded the risk of suicide from circumstances where abortion was permissible, while proposals to [[Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland|allow travel outside the state]] and [[Fourteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland|access to information]] were approved.