Kathleen Lynch (Cork North Central, Labour) | Oireachtas source

The Deputy knows my position on this issue, but the law is that one cannot buy prescription medicine over the Internet. I have concerns for the health and lives of women who are driven to take these desperate measures, but that is the law, as laid down by the people. There was a referendum in which they spoke very clearly. I am sure the next Government will take a different view of that referendum, but right now it is the law and the Customs service is simply implementing it. It is extraordinary that people are being driven to take these measures, but I have concerns about ordering these prescription medicines over the Internet. If one looks at the background information, as I have, one will see that sometimes the medicine is not as identified on the packaging. That also concerns me.

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