Ruth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity)
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Whatever about the use of the phrase "termination of pregnancy" versus the word "abortion", there are other problematic phrases in the Title. We will return to the issue of trans inclusivity later, but there is the question of putting pregnant woman rather than person in the Title of the Bill itself. The other problematic issue is the provision of offences in respect of the intentional ending of the life of foetus, and this being the priority and focus of what an abortion is, and this dubious idea of ending life. I will not go on about it but I wanted to raise that it is problematic that it is framed as offences rather than relating to healthcare, which was what was highlighted in the referendum.