Thinking about this a few more minutes Joe I actually am getting very angry about this. So the church allows abortion under certain circumstances? How to explain the church's reaction to legislation, allowing for abortion in very limited circumstances to save a mother's life, proposed after the Halapanavar fiasco?

That reaction spoke of dismay when the bill was passed see here and had the Cardinal threaten with legal action if this bill meant church run hospitals would have to perform abortions in cases like the Halapanaver one, i.e. to save the mother's life.