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- Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)
Ruth Coppinger: There was also the floodgates argument that we should look at the regime in Britain where health is used. The reality should have been argued that 92% of abortions are in the first 12 weeks and this will arise in very few cases. The Minister has just cited a respiratory tract infection. That is usually a passing thing that can be dealt with and nobody will have an abortion just for that reason.
- Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)
Ruth Coppinger: I know but it would be a risk to health-----
- Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)
Ruth Coppinger: -----although it would not be serious.
- Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)
Ruth Coppinger: Exactly. We are trying to pick out examples and the point is that one thing can lead to another with health.
- Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)
Ruth Coppinger: That is what all the doctors said when they appeared before the committee. It might seem like a minor thing but it can lead to kidney and other problems. That is the point. To separate health into degrees and gradients of seriousness is not right. I am in a dilemma as to what to do. This is an important amendment but we are in a dilemma because this was argued among the general public....
- Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)
Ruth Coppinger: As so many Deputies are supporting it, I will press it.
- Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)
Ruth Coppinger: Why did the Deputy's colleagues not come and argue in favour of it?
- Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)
Ruth Coppinger: I move amendment No. 52:In page 9, line 15, to delete “avert” and substitute “reduce”. We will withdraw the amendment and resubmit it on Report Stage.
- Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)
Ruth Coppinger: I had meant to table an amendment on this so I am interested to see what the Minister comes up with and can look at it on Report Stage. The Southern Taskgroup on Abortion and Reproductive Topics, START, in the south west and Doctors for Choice are at pains to say it would make life extremely difficult, between rostering, locums and so on. It is critical that we come up with something on this.
- Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)
Ruth Coppinger: I ask that members who have tabled amendments which refer to DVDs and so on bring the DVDs to tomorrow's meeting in order to allow the committee to familiarise itself with the DVDs.
- Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)
Ruth Coppinger: Some amendments refer to DVDs. It would be of benefit for the members who have tabled those amendments to produce the DVDs in order to allow the committee to consider them before decidING on the amendments. It is okay; do not worry about it. I will explain it later.
- Select Committee on Health: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (6 Nov 2018)
Ruth Coppinger: Obviously, Deputy Jonathan O'Brien has not read all of the amendments.
- Structural Assessments of Schools: Statements (7 Nov 2018)
Ruth Coppinger: I did not understand the order to be so strict and that there would be one minute back and forth.
- Structural Assessments of Schools: Statements (7 Nov 2018)
Ruth Coppinger: I asked for time to be provided for this discussion. It is a little strict and constrained to have one minute back and forth. I was not at the meeting of the Business Committee.
- Structural Assessments of Schools: Statements (7 Nov 2018)
Ruth Coppinger: It was agreed by the Business Committee and the information was sent out.
- Structural Assessments of Schools: Statements (7 Nov 2018)
Ruth Coppinger: Yesterday, the Minister told the Joint Committee on Education and Skills that clerks of works were on site. To make it absolutely clear to people viewing these proceedings, clerks of works do not check safety, as the Minister confirmed today. As we speak, therefore, we are putting thousands of children into buildings for five or six hours a day and hundreds of employees, yet we do not have...
- Structural Assessments of Schools: Statements (7 Nov 2018)
Ruth Coppinger: What about political accountability?
- Structural Assessments of Schools: Statements (7 Nov 2018)
Ruth Coppinger: Yes.
- Structural Assessments of Schools: Statements (7 Nov 2018)
Ruth Coppinger: Can I just say one thing?
- Structural Assessments of Schools: Statements (7 Nov 2018)
Ruth Coppinger: Questions have not been answered here today.