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- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (10 Jul 2013)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 1:In page 5, line 5, to delete “human” and substitute “maternal”.This Bill has become something of a sham. People expected and hoped the Bill would protect the lives of women and prevent tragedies like that of Savita Halappanavar, the tragic circumstances surrounding X, a 14-year-old child who was raped and became suicidal, the tragic...
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (10 Jul 2013)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I do.
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (10 Jul 2013)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I am saying, Ceann Comhairle-----
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (10 Jul 2013)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I certainly will.
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (10 Jul 2013)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I understand that but I am making the point about the failure to specify that the Bill is about protecting maternal life, which is at stake. It is the thing that prompted the tragedy of Savita Halappanaver’s death. It is the thing that prompted the tragic circumstances in which a 14 year old rape victim was denied the right to an abortion. These circumstances could happen again, even...
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (10 Jul 2013)
Richard Boyd Barrett: On a point of order, I received a text stating there were problems with the microphones. Could the Leas-Cheann Comhairle check? Does anybody know if there were problems with the microphones?
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (10 Jul 2013)
Richard Boyd Barrett: There have been problems. Are they resolved?
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (10 Jul 2013)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It has been a problem since the beginning of the debate.
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (10 Jul 2013)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It is impacting on the broadcast sound. I have received a text from a radio station that the debate cannot be broadcast. This is an important public debate. Is there any guidance on how long it will take to fix the problem? It is problematic to continue with the debate when it cannot be broadcast.
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (10 Jul 2013)
Richard Boyd Barrett: In response to what the Minister said, the point of these amendments is to state the key imperative is to protect women's lives because they have not been protected. Of course the Minister is right to say that the Constitution as it currently stands, reinforced by the X case judgment, provides protection for what is called the "unborn child" although it did not define what that is. This is...
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (10 Jul 2013)
Richard Boyd Barrett: That is what we are trying to address in these amendments. As it stands, and in the way the Minister has structured this Bill, including the extra amendments he has introduced on this Stage, the matter is further confused. The Bill does not provide the clarity the Minister claims it will provide but will again leave open the likelihood that any woman subjected to this process would have her...
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I move amendment No. 4:In page 5, line 14, after “of” to insert “maternal”.
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)
Richard Boyd Barrett: We believe such legislation should be enacted quickly and not left in the hands of the Minister. We have waited too long already.
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I would like to follow on from the points that were made and also speak about amendment No. 97, which relates to the requirement to have an obstetrician on the review committee. Why the hell is there a requirement for an obstetrician when dealing with the threat of suicide? To be crude about it, the Minister of State or I or anybody else in here is as qualified as an obstetrician to certify...
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)
Richard Boyd Barrett: It would be helpful if we could get an answer from the Minister of State on that point. Our argument is that the Bill is too prescriptive in respect of the medical professionals required in the first instance and on the review committee. In the case of a threat of suicide, why would one need an obstetrician? An obstetrician's qualifications have no bearing whatsoever on the assessment of...
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)
Richard Boyd Barrett: We have tabled a different amendment on that issue.
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)
Richard Boyd Barrett: I am one of the movers of amendment No. 97.
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)
Richard Boyd Barrett: On a point of order, I understand that movers of amendments have the opportunity to speak again.
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)
Richard Boyd Barrett: That is not what I have been given to understand. May I speak on the amendments?
- Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (10 Jul 2013)
Richard Boyd Barrett: The Minister of State made an alarming admission on the issue of the obstetrician. Section 9 provides that if there is a real and substantial threat of suicide, the woman is entitled to a termination of her pregnancy. He is arguing that her right is qualified because an obstetrician who can make a foetal assessment but is not qualified to assess the threat to life of the mother as a result...