Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 2 June 2022
Joint Oireachtas Committee on International Surrogacy
Prevention of the Exploitation or Coercion of Surrogates and Intending Parents: Discussion
Ms Victoria Reid:
I thank the Deputy for her question. Communication on advice to other families who are currently going through is key. These discussions are so important. Emma was put in contact with Marie and she was like a guardian angel for us. She was our source of information for where to go and what to do. I had Ms O'Shea at the other end of a phone to discuss our feelings. Talking to other people who are in similar situations is important. After Marie helped us, Emma went on to help other people thinking of taking on this journey, starting on the journey or in the middle of the journey. We need to keep having these discussions. People can reach out to Emma, Marie, Ms O'Shea, me and people like us because by coming together and having these discussions, we can help each other. We can stand together and hopefully make change.
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