Presbyterian Church in Ireland a variety of social issues within and outside the denomination. In May 2006, the church's press officer announced that ministers could bless same-gender civil partnerships. However, in June 2006, the General Assembly (GA) voted to ban its ministers from blessing same-gender relationships reversing the previous announcement. In 2015, the church voiced its opposition to the legalisation of gay marriage. On women's issues, the church ordains women as ministers. On life issues, the denomination opposes abortion except for when the woman's life is in danger. Presbyterian Church in Ireland The Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI; , Ulster-Scots: "Prisbytairin Kirk in Airlann")
Abortion in the Republic of Ireland voted in favour of repealing the Eight Amendment. The national result was: A draft of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018 was published by the Department of Health in July 2018. Several polls have been taken on the subject: Abortion in the Republic of Ireland Abortion in Ireland is currently illegal unless it occurs as the result of a medical intervention performed to save the life of the woman. Reform is now underway, after a referendum was passed in 2018, replacing the Eighth Amendment, which had given equal value to the life of the unborn foetus to