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- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Senator Walsh's contribution-----
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Today's debate is with regard to the medical procedures. We asked many challenging questions of the Minister for Health on the medical procedures to be adopted in carrying out the procedures on which we are voting. We have received no answers.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: They will destroy a human life but they are not willing to tell us how they will do it, and this is a disgrace.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I support the amendment. It would be useful to have the information in relation to the facilities in place at each of the hospitals listed in the Schedule available to us. I am particularly interested to know if the supports required are available at Sligo General Hospital and Letterkenny General Hospital. There is no mention in the Bill of medical procedures to save a baby's life, such as,...
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: The question over this section is what value one places on life. Sections 58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, which have protected the life of the unborn child for many years, are being repealed. Nothing should interfere with the 1861 Act. A fine or 14 years in prison will be the penalty for deliberate destruction, but doctors will be exempt as long as they have filed...
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I agree with the sentiments expressed about section 6 and the expenses. I had intended asking the same question that Senator Healy Eames just asked. There are a few issues to consider. One is obviously the cost. Generally, although not always, when a Bill is brought before the House there is a breakdown of the additional cost to the Exchequer. In this case there is no breakdown of the...
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I am seeking clarification of that point.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: On a point of order.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I sought clarification from the Minister on the matter.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I want it read into the record of the House.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I asked a question and I ask the Senator not to twist my words.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Yes, she is.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: What about the life of the unborn?
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: What about the unborn?
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: That is a shameful comment. The Minister of State is representing all of the people.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I am sorry I was not born a woman. Should I be penalised because I was not born a woman?
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I am sorry I was not born a woman. Is that the accusation the Minister of State is throwing at me?
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I have been listening to the debate on the three amendments and I believe they are reasoned amendments. They bring me back to when the Animal Health and Welfare Bill was before the House. At the time all main farming organisations were lobbying intensively to have the powers of officers working for the Department changed from operating on reasonable grounds to operating on evidence-based...
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Does abortion reduce the risk of suicide in pregnancy? There is no suggestion in any of the core psychiatry or peri-natal psychiatry text books that abortion is a treatment on its own or as part of the risk reduction measure for suicidality in pregnancy.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I am happy to defer to the section by all means if the House considers that is more appropriate.