Mary Lou McDonald (Dublin Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I know of a woman who lost a kidney to endometriosis. I know a 27-year-old who went through a radical hysterectomy because the disease, in her case, had eaten away at her pelvic organs and bowel. The services are not available to women and there should not be any attempt to dismiss or downplay the real experiences of women and girls.

They are asking now for proper investment. Have a framework by all means but we need a specialised centre that offers the care that is required.

Experts have been telling the Government for a decade that excision surgeries are the only way to go.

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