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

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 29:In page 10, lines 5 to 12, to delete all words from and including “from—” in line 5 down to and including “elapsed” in line 12 and substitute the following:“from the date on which an appointment with the medical practitioner was requested”.

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

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 31:In page 10, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:“(5) Subsection (3)and (4)shall not apply where the medical practitioner referred to in subsection (1)is of the reasonable opinion formed in good faith that, if the time period referred to in subsection (3)were to elapse, the pregnancy concerned would exceed 12 weeks of pregnancy.”.

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

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 32:In page 10, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:“(5) Subsection (3) and (4) shall not apply where the medical practitioner referred to in subsection (1) is of the reasonable opinion formed in good faith that, during the time period referred to in subsection (3), the pregnant woman is likely to be subject to a threat to her life or health, arising...

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

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 33:In page 10, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following:“(5) Subsection (3) and (4) shall not apply where the pregnant woman concerned has been the subject of arrangements for the transfer of care in accordance with section 22(3) in respect of the pregnancy concerned.”.

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

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 34:In page 10, line 16, after “period” to insert “or otherwise appropriate medical principles”.

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

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 37:In page 11, line 24, to delete "serious".

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

Lynn Ruane: That has happened on many occasions. The Senator's comment is unfair.

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

Lynn Ruane: On a point of order, is it appropriate for one of the co-signatories of the amendment to be in the Chair when the amendment is being discussed?

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

Lynn Ruane: I was just wondering about the procedure.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 1:In page 6, line 14, after "female" to insert "or pregnant".

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 2:In page 7, line 27, to delete “physical or mental health” and substitute the following:“a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity”. I thank the Minister for Health, Deputy Harris, for being in the Seanad today. We are looking forward to a constructive Committee Stage...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: It is not.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I know that.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I withdraw it.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I want to speak briefly. This is one issue I feel very strongly about. At the committee we spoke about this at length. It is hard for me to accept a situation where we talk about the committee recommendations and not diverging from them but when it comes to this we massively diverge from them. It makes all our previous arguments about the committee recommendations seem a little...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I am listening but I am not completely sold on what the Minister said. In the previous few contributions we talked about women being silenced. With all due respect to my colleagues on all sides of the House, the constant mention of 1 January feels like another silencing of women. That point is not aimed at the Minister but at my colleagues in the House.When it comes to serious risk and...

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I was thinking that.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (10 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I withdraw it, with the right to resubmit.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 9:In page 8, line 25, after “avert” to insert “or mitigate”.

Seanad: Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage (Resumed) (10 Dec 2018)

Lynn Ruane: I move amendment No. 11:In page 8, to delete lines 33 to 38 and substitute the following:“(4) The obstetrician referred to in subsection (2)(a)shall make such arrangements as he or she shall deem to be necessary for the carrying out as soon as may be of the termination of pregnancy to which the certification referred to in subsection (3)relates.”. I will be brief. This...