Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 21 February 2024

Select Committee on Health

Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage (Resumed)

Photo of Róisín ShortallRóisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I welcome that. I have one other point regarding this group of amendments. There is some concern about emotive language being used. As an example, on page 46, line 28, there is a reference to "has a condition". I propose that we change the phrase "suffers from". That kind of language is used in multiple sections. I outlined just one example. The use of "suffers from" is considered ableist language by many campaigners.

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