Dáil debates

Thursday, 11 July 2013

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed)

 

4:55 am

Photo of James ReillyJames Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

It is very clear. Do we define "reasonable opinion" in section 2 which deals with interpretations, or do we instead define it in each section? There is absolutely no issue with this, other than the fact that many people are inclined to read the Bill section by section without reference to what is included at the front of the Bill and without reference to other sections. That may seem strange to some legislators here, but it is certainly not an unusual phenomenon for others. It does not change the substance of the Bill, but it does emphasise the need to preserve unborn human life as far as is practicable because the Title of the Bill includes the words "protection of life in pregnancy". That includes the life of the woman and the life of the unborn.

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