Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I do not know how the Minister could be so offended by the terms of this amendment. It is sensitive in the extreme. We all know people who have had miscarriages, cot deaths and whatever. We know the sensitivity around them. We also see children born with life-limiting conditions who might live minutes, hours, days, weeks, months or even 12 years like one of the girls in Cavan.

Let us face it - there have been horrific practices in America and elsewhere, with body parts being procured and sold for research. All we are trying to do is ensure that the remains of the aborted child are treated with respect and dignity. The Minister might think this amendment is unnecessary and appalling, but it is frightfully appalling that he will not accept it. Is he in hock to the abortion industry? Some of those people get their hands-----

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