Under-fire Health Minister James Reilly is facing down calls for his resignation amid fresh controversy over the selection of locations for primary care centers in his Dublin constituency.

Public outcry and further debate has erupted over abortion in Ireland since the death of 17-week pregnant Savita Halappanavar in Galway. The 31-year-old first time mother died of septic shock having suffered a miscarriage. The doctors stated they could not abort her pregnancy due to the current Irish laws.