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Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: This group of amendments is concerned with conscientious objection. In accordance with the European Convention on Human Rights and the Medical Council's ethical guidelines, section 17 of the Bill clarifies that health professionals - medical and nursing personnel and pharmacists - with a conscientious objection will not be obliged to carry out or assist in carrying out lawful terminations of...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 66:In page 10, to delete lines 13 and 14 and substitute the following:“(ii) in their reasonable opinion (being an opinion formed in good faith which has regard to the need to preserve unborn human life as far as practicable) that risk can only be averted by carrying out the medical procedure,”.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 51:In page 9, to delete lines 33 and 34 and substitute the following:"(b) the medical procedure is, in his or her reasonable opinion (being an opinion formed in good faith which has regard to the need to preserve unborn human life as far as practicable) immediately necessary in order to save the life of the woman, and".

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 38:In page 9, to delete lines 3 and 4 and substitute the following:“(ii) in their reasonable opinion (being an opinion formed in good faith which has regard to the need to preserve unborn human life as far as practicable) that risk can only be averted by carrying out the medical procedure,”.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: Given the level of interest in this House in this Bill to date, it is unlikely any Member will omit to check on this report when it comes out.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I accept the bona fides of the Deputy, but I do not propose to accept the amendments, as I do not believe they are necessary. Orders or regulations made under the Bill will be laid before the Houses of the Oireachtas, which includes members of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Health and Children.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: Correct.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I would like-----

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: Do I have the floor?

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I thank everyone who contributed to the debate on this matter and to the wider debate on the Bill. We are dealing with a large group of amendments and, for the purposes of addressing them in a more precise way, I propose to divide them into smaller groups. In that context, amendments Nos. 22, 27, 32, 41, 47, 49, 53, 54, 59, 61, 85 and 129 seek to strengthen the Bill's provisions in respect...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: It is very clear. Do we define "reasonable opinion" in section 2 which deals with interpretations, or do we instead define it in each section? There is absolutely no issue with this, other than the fact that many people are inclined to read the Bill section by section without reference to what is included at the front of the Bill and without reference to other sections. That may seem...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: It is a well accepted legal term.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: It is a well accepted legal term and is well understood.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: That is fine. The Deputy is neither a lawyer nor a doctor.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: When the Ceann Comhairle was in the Chair, he was asking those who had proposed amendments to propose them and-----

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I move amendment No 15a:In page 6, line 27, to delete “the medical” and substitute “a medical”.This is a technical amendment.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I move amendment No. 17:In page 6, to delete lines 28 to 31.Amendments Nos. 17, 38, 51, 66 and 111 amend texts on the definition of “the reasonable opinion” referred to in sections 7 to 9, inclusive, and 13. The definition is intended to place a duty on certifying medical practitioners to preserve the life of the unborn as far as is practicable in a situation where a medical...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: While I can appreciate the concern of the Deputies, the amendments are unnecessary. Section 22 of the Bill makes it clear that it is an offence to intentionally destroy unborn human life. As I said previously, the provisions made in the Bill intend to ensure that in circumstances where the unborn may potentially be viable outside the womb, doctors must make all efforts to sustain its life...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: I reiterate what I have said. The Bill is very clear. It is unlawful to intentionally destroy unborn human life, but it is not unlawful to terminate a pregnancy where this is the only course of action open to the clinicians to avert the real and substantial risk to the life, as opposed to the health, of the woman. That is what the Supreme Court judgment states and I have made it quite...

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (11 Jul 2013)

James Reilly: These amendments have the effect of making it the responsibility of the Medical Council to decide on the legal circumstances in which a medical procedure to terminate a pregnancy may take place. This is not acceptable. It is the duty of the Government to decide on lawful procedures in these circumstances. Ireland is under a legal obligation to implement the judgment of the European Court...