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

We are not talking about two births though; we are talking about two pregnancies. That is entirely different. Given the frequency of the occurrence of early miscarriage, it would be reasonable to refer to a "clinical pregnancy". A lot of miscarriages happen in the first few weeks and I am not sure why that should preclude somebody from giving birth on two subsequent occasions.