Jennifer Whitmore (Wicklow, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I will quickly ask a question. I was wondering about the rights of a child to identity. There is also a right to non-discrimination, including the right of non-discrimination of their parents. When we are talking about identity, how do we balance the right of a child to their identity with that of discrimination? We have discussed whether the name of a surrogate should be on a child’s birth certificate, or whether it should be registered but kept separately on a private register to which the child and the parents have access. There is a fear that if it is on the birth certificate, it becomes public information. That could then lead to some element of discrimination against the child and potentially their parents. What is Ms de Boer-Buquicchio’s view of that instance? How would she balance the right of a child to their identity with the non-discrimination element?