Dáil debates
Thursday, 11 July 2013
Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed)
9:30 am
Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source
There is no justification whatsoever for criminalising abortion. I do not know what exactly is the Fine Gael Party political position. There are probably mixed views within the ranks on the issue. However, I always understood the Labour Party was a pro-choice party and that it believed, whatever about the legal and constitutional limitations, abortion was a valid choice for women and that they had such a right. It seems incomprehensible to me that a party that describes itself a pro-choice and believes abortion is a valid option for women in a range of circumstances could, at the same time, support the criminalisation of abortion and women who procure abortions or doctors who provide them with such a service. That is incomprehensible and it beggars belief it could even suggest this.
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