So has government inactivity on the issue of abortion created the medical ‘grey area’ that appears to exist in situations like the tragic death of Savita Halappanavar? In this morning’s Irish Independent, coloumnist, John Downing identifies the sheer lack of a political stance on abortion as the problem that has beset the issue for generations. Pat was joined by John Downing of the Irish Independent; Labour Senator Ivana Bacik; Billy Kelleher, Fianna Fail TD; Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin, Sinn Fein TD and Michelle Mulkerrin of Fine Gael.