Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

-----banners and lines of gardaí trying to keep people away from those marching. We do not interrupt marches others want to have. I welcome yesterday's march as well. We are in a democratic country but that is the kind of selective democracy that others want with no respect for the unborn baby at all. We were talking about International Women's Day and women's rights but there is no respect for the baby. Most Members did not mention the baby in their speeches.

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