Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will be brief as I do not wish to take up more time on the amendment than is necessary. However, the suggestion in subsection (b) of the amendment that someone would seek to procure an abortion on the basis of race or sex is an abhorrent one to make in the Chamber. It is deeply insulting to any woman who finds herself in that situation. The Deputies who have signed their name to the amendment need to explain why they would even suggest that any woman would make that decision. There is no evidence to support that. I have heard some incredible things over this entire process since the committee and through the opportunities to speak here and the engagements we have had outside the Chamber through the media and other fora. However, this is at the top of the pile in terms of how insulting it is to women. I will not support the amendment and those who do will find themselves in a lonely place. That needed to be recorded.

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