There have been emotional contributions and sharp exchanges in the Dáil tonight during the second stage debate of the abortion legislation.
Many TDs who spoke supported a No vote in the Referendum on the Eighth Amendment in May.
The Fianna Fáil deputy Mary Butler was visibly upset when she addressed colleagues about the result.
She expressed concern over the legislation but said she had accepted the will of the people and would work closely with the Government to ensure the safety of women.
Her party colleagues, deputies Eamon Scanlan, Eugene Murphy and Kevin O'Keefe all acknowledged that the majority voted yes, however, they expressed concern over the legislation, particularly in relation to counselling services for women.
Deputy Scanlon highlighted the remains at the Mother and Baby Home in Tuam and requested that equal dignity and respect be given to remains following terminations.
He called for the "prohibition of the sale or use of remains for scientific research".
Pro-life deputies including the Independent Noel Grealish expressed concern over the payment for abortion services being carried by tax payers and he expressed concern over the chance of abortion at the point of viability.
Deputy Carol Nolan who was suspended from Sinn Féin when she voted against legislation allowing for the referendum on the Eighth Amendment, sharply criticised the Government and party leaders for supporting repeal.
She questioned if Dublin was going to be presented as a "tourism destination for abortion" and she asked if unity on the island of Ireland was defined by the Capital extending abortion to citizens in the North.
Deputy Nolan said the legislation was a serious violation of the rights of the unborn child.
"It undermines the values of the 1916 proclamation", she said and added that parties had turned their backs on the proclamation.
Deputy Nolan accused party leaders of colluding to dismantle the constitutional protection of the unborn child through fear and silence.
Sinn Féin Deputy Jonathan O'Brien, who was an Oireachtas Eighth Amendment Committee member, noted the difficulties that faced the party leading up to the referendum, however, he said the debate within Sinn Féin was conducted transparently.
Deputy O'Brien said it was a difficult time, but he commended party members for supporting repeal.
Fine Gael TD Bernard Durkin, who was also a member of the Eighth Amendment Committee, said doctors should be allowed to conscientiously object, but not if the health or the life of the woman involved was endangered.
"She should not be denied the services she requires", he said.
Another committee member, Fianna Fáil Deputy Lisa Chambers said the people's vote needed to be respected.
She said the job of TDs was not to second guess the result or question the choice of the people if they do not agree with it.
"We now have a vacuum we must fill with legislation and it's not about imposing one's personal view to supercede the people's will", she said.
Labour Deputy Jan O'Sullivan said everyone had a right to table amendments, but she urged colleagues not to filibuster and delay the business of the house.
She echoed the views of deputies who called for the inclusion of the ancillary recommendations of the Eighth Amendment Committee.
Deputy Peter Fitzpatrick, who recently left the Fine Gael party, expressed disappointment over "little or no time" being given to the legislation in the Dáil and accused the Government of rushing it through.
Deputy Fitzpatrick said a restrictive abortion regime was promised but instead, it would be "one of the most liberal abortion regimes in the world", with no compassion or respect for the unborn in the legislation.
Sinn Féin TD Peadar Tobin echoed Deputy Fitzpatrick's concern over the legislation being rushed through the Oireachtas.
Deputy Tobin said no one should be shy in rigorously challenging the bill and said it would be a "live political issue" for years to come.
He warned pro-life TDs that if they "expect it to go away", they were wrong.
Sinn Fein Deputy Aongus O'Snodaigh said Deputy Tobin was not representative of the Sinn Féin party.
He used some of his time to note that the party's Health spokesperson Louise O'Reilly would be the sole representative of Sinn Féin at Committee stage and amendments would go through her.
The debate was suspended when the Dáil adjourned for the night.
