Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 6 November 2018

Select Committee on Health

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage

11:00 am

Photo of Louise O'ReillyLouise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

We will not be supporting the amendment. I respect the fact that Deputy Donnelly has tabled it, although he himself does not support it. Perhaps the conversation needs to be had with those who do support it. I am sorry to borrow its language, but I do not think it is a necessary amendment. The use of the word "appropriate" is not appropriate in these circumstances. I do not see the need to change the wording as doing so would muddy the waters and make it less clear, when we have spent all day talking about how we could make it more clear. For that reason, Sinn Féin will not be supporting the amendment.

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