Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

It was dripping with judgment and a kind of visceral hatred of those women. It is unhelpful. The Deputy knows the amendment will not pass. As such, she is using it as an excuse, just as people did during the referendum when they held up those vile posters that made any woman - and they spoke to me - coming in and out of here who had a miscarriage or termination, including the women from Terminations for Medical Reasons, upset. It did not change anyone's mind, it just upset people. I urge Deputy Nolan to withdraw the amendment and to reflect on where it came from and whose bidding she is doing here. She is not in here on behalf of Irish women.

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