Lucinda Creighton (Dublin South East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 120:

In page 13, between lines 18 and 19, to insert the following:"(2) An advocate for the preservation of the life of the unborn nominated by the Attorney General shall be entitled to be heard by the review committee.

(3) The review committee shall make an application in the prescribed form and manner to the Attorney General requesting the Attorney General to nominate an advocate for the preservation of the life of the unborn.

(4) Where the pregnant woman has not nominated a person to act on her behalf, the review committee shall make an application in the prescribed form and manner to the Attorney General requesting the Attorney General to nominate a person to act on behalf of the woman.

(5) The Attorney General shall nominate an advocate of for the preservation of the life of the unborn and, if requested to do so under subsection (3), a person to act on behalf of the woman without delay and no later than 48 hours from the receipt of a request under subsection (3) and/or subsection (4) as the case may be.

(6) The woman, the representative of the woman and the advocate for the preservation of the life of the unborn shall be entitled to review all documents and information being considered by the review committee and to be heard by the review committee, but subject to the restriction that the advocate for the preservation of the life of the unborn shall not be entitled to cross-examine the woman.".

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