Séamus Healy (Tipperary, Workers and Unemployed Action Group) | Oireachtas source

I want to express my opposition in particular to amendment No. 4, which is really an attempt to turn back the clock. It is a device to attempt to frustrate and deny the democratic will of the people as expressed in the recent referendum. There is no doubt that would be the effect of this amendment if it were accepted. There is no doubt also that its practical effect would be that terminations would be allowed for the wealthy but denied to those who are less well off. The amendment is undemocratic and wrong, and I hope it will be defeated.

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