Dáil debates

Thursday, 11 July 2013

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

 

9:00 am

Photo of Peadar TóibínPeadar Tóibín (Meath West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The topics of notification in section 20 are fewer than the topics of notification in my amendment. This would be the first Minister for Health to refuse the full collection of information in this regard. One cannot manage if one cannot measure. These are important statistics which will identify how the process will be delivered.

I can only conclude that in seeking less information, the Minister does not want to see the information as to how the legislation is being implemented. I cannot understand why the Minister does not want to see the outcome for a pregnant woman and her unborn child in respect of every certified medical procedure carried under sections 7 to 9, inclusive. How will we be able to know if a termination resolved suicidal ideation or not? Maybe the outcome will reflect the international medical evidence that suicide ideation increased as a result of an abortion.

I can only conclude that by not wanting the information there is an effort to not want to get to the heart of how this legislation will operate.

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