Michael Collins (Cork South West, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I support the amendment. As the previous Deputy said, it is basic humanity that if a baby survives and is seen to be viable that there is an onus on everyone, obstetricians and all other medical personnel, to ensure they are given every chance to survive. The Minister should take this on board. It is only giving basic rights to an infant that was born and was breathing, that they should be given the opportunity to live.

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