Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 163:

In page 16, between lines 12 and 13, to insert the following:“Protection for persons exercising right of conscience

24.(1) A protected person shall be deemed to have all of the same rights, protections, causes of action, immunities and means of redress as are provided for by sections 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 in respect of a person who makes a protected disclosure under that Act and, subject to any necessary modifications, the said sections shall be deemed to apply to a protected person and references in the said sections to the making of a protected disclosure shall be deemed to refer to a conscientious refusal.

(2) Nothing in this section shall operate to affect any right or claim that a protected person may have, otherwise than under this section.

(3) In this section—

“conscientious refusal” means a refusal or omission by a protected person to do any act referred to in section 23(1)in relation to a termination of pregnancy in accordance with section 10, 12or 13to which that person has a conscientious objection;

“protected person” means any person referred to in section 23who refuses or omits to do any act referred to in section 23(1)in relation to a termination of pregnancy in accordance with section 10, 12or 13to which that person has a conscientious objection.”.