Joan Collins (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I ask the Minister to take the opportunity to remove it or to give a commitment that he remove it in the near future.

Along with the number of medics diagnosing suicidal ideation, the lack of clarification of the definition of the unborn, the lack of clarity for the medical profession in respect of the imminent threat to the life of a woman, this is another section which makes this the most unique law in Europe.

It is the most repugnant part of the legislation and it should be removed. It is one of the reasons I cannot support the Bill as a pro-choice activist. I cannot see how any progressive person in the Labour Party can support it.

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