Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 December 2021
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Review of Scope and Structure of Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act: Engagement with Minister for Health
Martin Conway (Fine Gael)
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On the legislation to provide for safe zones, this matter needs to be dealt with. We have seen what has happened to politicians recently. It is very similar to what is happening around facilities where terminations are being offered. That is not acceptable and needs to be dealt with urgently. Women who are going through a difficult period and the trauma of going for a termination for whatever reason are being subjected to the saying of the rosary and all that sort of caper around facilities providing a service. This needs to be addressed urgently. Where is that legislation? We need a specific timeline for when it will be brought to the Houses.