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Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Ivana Bacik: The Senator can hardly blame the Government for doing it.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Ivana Bacik: She is right.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Ivana Bacik: On a point of order, it is the custom of the House not to throw slurs or allegations that are utterly unfounded against organisations in that way.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Ivana Bacik: I raised a point of order earlier, which the Chair accepted, that it is common practice not to name organisations or individuals in the House who are not present and cannot defend themselves, especially in making this sort of unfounded allegation.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Ivana Bacik: The Senator is not speaking to the amendment.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Ivana Bacik: I will be brief. Indeed, all of us on this side have been brief and concise in our contributions in the 15 hours we have had so far on Committee Stage. Certainly, for my own part and for the part of others, we have sat in rather dignified silence and shown considerable self-restraint in the face of some language that was, unfortunately, disrespectful about women and about our bodies. I...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Ivana Bacik: It is important in our contributions, particularly on this issue of conscientious objection, that we bear in mind that the key aim here in this legislation is to ensure that women will have effective access to the services we so badly need.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Ivana Bacik: Hear, hear.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Ivana Bacik: No, I talked about the European Parliament.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 54:In page 15, lines 27 to 35, to delete all words from and including “(1) It” in line 27 down to and including line 35 and substitute the following:“(1) It shall be an offence for a person to intentionally or recklessly, by any means whatsoever, cause injury or death to a pregnant woman such as to cause the termination of her pregnancy. (2) It shall...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Ivana Bacik: I said I would move the amendments.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Ivana Bacik: Yes. I was asked to do so by the others but I am also one of the proposers of the amendments.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Ivana Bacik: Consistently throughout the debate, one of us has been moving these jointly proposed amendments. They all seek to address our concerns around the criminalisation of those who may be supportive of, or of assistance to, a woman who seeks an abortion. We very much welcome the fact the woman herself is not criminalised and that is clear in section 23 but we do have concerns which we raised on...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Ivana Bacik: I wanted to be clear about our intentions in the interest of efficiency at this late hour.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 59:In page 15, to delete lines 36 to 38 and substitute the following:“(4) It shall be an offence for a person to intentionally coerce or deceive a pregnant woman into terminating her pregnancy against her will or without her knowledge.”.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 60:In page 15, to delete lines 36 to 38.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (11 Dec 2018)

Ivana Bacik: I move amendment No. 63:In page 16, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following:“(8) This section shall not apply to a medical practitioner acting in good faith.”.

Seanad: Centenary of 1918 General Election and Irish Women’s Right to Vote: Motion (13 Dec 2018)

Ivana Bacik: I move:That Seanad Éireann, on the 100th anniversary of the 1918 General Election, which was the first election in which Irish women had the right to vote:salutes the struggle of the Irish suffrage movement which fought for many years for that right; notes the significance of: - the suffrage movement in Ireland, including the Dublin Women’s Suffrage Association founded by Anna...

Seanad: Centenary of 1918 General Election and Irish Women’s Right to Vote: Motion (13 Dec 2018)

Ivana Bacik: I thank the Seanad Leader and colleagues for facilitating the marking of this important anniversary. Tomorrow, 14 December 2018, marks the exact centenary of the 1918 general election in which women in Ireland first had the right to vote and in which Constance Markievicz was elected as the first woman Teachta Dála and MP. I am delighted to propose this motion as chairperson of the...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Report and Final Stages (13 Dec 2018)

Ivana Bacik: I would be very grateful for the indulgence of the House. I wish to thank colleagues who earlier spoke on the Vótáil 100 motion to mark the centenary of women's suffrage. In my very short speech on the motion, I omitted to thank the Oireachtas communications unit led by Mr. Derek Dignam and Mr. Liam O'Brien for its amazing work over the course of the year in organising the...