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- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jul 2013)
John Gilroy: Has the Senator something to say?
- Seanad: Order of Business (22 Jul 2013)
John Gilroy: He has nothing sensible to say.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (22 Jul 2013)
John Gilroy: Some Senators have sought to portray this debate as being between pro-life and pro-choice groups. I do not pigeon-hole myself into either. If anyone is listening, he or she might remember how I stated on Second Stage that this was not a matter of conscience. The Supreme Court has spoken on this matter.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (22 Jul 2013)
John Gilroy: That is exactly what I will address. As legislators, it is our job to bring the law into alignment with the Constitution in this House. While doing so, we are speaking to each other. We must assume that everyone who has taken part in the debate has fully informed himself or herself of all elements of the debate. As such, the graphic language is clearly not aimed at Senators. It is aimed...
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (22 Jul 2013)
John Gilroy: I am coming straight to the point.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (22 Jul 2013)
John Gilroy: The Leas-Chathaoirleach has.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (22 Jul 2013)
John Gilroy: The Leas-Chathaoirleach will find how relevant it is to the section in one moment. The section, or the amendment, as Senator Bacik has-----
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (22 Jul 2013)
John Gilroy: Yes. I am speaking to both. Senator Bacik has pointed out the technical fault with the amendment's use of the word "current". It must fall on this point alone. As the Minister and others have mentioned, the amendment is also prescriptive. This legislation relates to an immediate and substantial risk to the life of the mother and allows no room for the introduction of the politician, the...
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (22 Jul 2013)
John Gilroy: Not here.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (22 Jul 2013)
John Gilroy: The Senator is right. No one would say it.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (22 Jul 2013)
John Gilroy: Why did the Senator mention it?
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (22 Jul 2013)
John Gilroy: Why did the Senator announce them?
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (22 Jul 2013)
John Gilroy: The Senator's comments are not in the context of the amendment.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
John Gilroy: On a point of order-----
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
John Gilroy: It is a point of order.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
John Gilroy: We cannot have Senator Walsh claiming to be clairvoyant as well as everything else. He cannot read my mind. The debate is becoming ridiculous and should be kept honest.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
John Gilroy: There are sensitivities around the victim.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
John Gilroy: On a point of order-----
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
John Gilroy: -----we do not refer by name to any individual or otherwise identify them in the House. That is a Standing Order and Senator Jim Walsh is doing just that.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
John Gilroy: The legislation proposes that an abortion shall be lawful to save the life of a woman where doctors, in their reasonable opinion, believe that the risk can only be averted by that procedure. The word "only" is the one I am emphasising here. We are all agreed that section 8 relates to those awful situations which sometimes occur where a termination is necessary. There are certain syndromes...