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- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Jim Walsh: It has not been carried. You know it has not been carried.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Jim Walsh: I move amendment No. 9: In page 7, lines 19 and 20, to delete ", or by another person pursuant to an arrangement entered into under section 38 of the Health Act 2004".We are making an absolute farce of this debate by moving on and not discussing fundamental issues in the Bill. I can understand why people pushing this through do not want to face reality but I can take whatever flak comes at...
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Jim Walsh: Let me say this-----
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Jim Walsh: I do not retract one iota of what I said-----
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Jim Walsh: -----because the people who are now complaining about the description of these "medical procedures" are happy to support them - which is why I charged the Minister this morning with the comments I made - and have them enacted in legislation so these practices will be legal and will happen. I cannot understand how anybody, be they in The Irish Times, Today FM or sitting around in these...
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Jim Walsh: -----of the medical procedure that happens in abortion while they are quite happy and content to support the implementation and enactment of a Bill which will achieve just this in practice. I have spoken to many medical people who are appalled at the introduction of the Bill and many women-----
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Jim Walsh: -----who have had abortions also.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Jim Walsh: I am sticking to section 2.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Jim Walsh: I am sticking to section 2.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Jim Walsh: On section 2-----
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Jim Walsh: -----I have spoken about the medical procedure-----
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Jim Walsh: -----which is under section 2 to many medical people, who are appalled that we will enact legislation to introduce these terrible deeds which will happen to babies.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Jim Walsh: I can understand the reason that Members from the side opposite who are supporting the legislation would obviously support the comments of my colleague Senator Darragh O'Brien.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Jim Walsh: Nobody has a monopoly on compassion, conscience or morality on these issues. I would never purport to have. The debate during the past eight to ten months in the media and by Government spokesperson has exploited tragic situations and used them in order to introduce legislation which is unnecessary. I pressed the Minister this morning on what medical procedures would be carried out. I was...
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Jim Walsh: I am discussing section 2 and am talking about the medical procedures. I have laid out my arguments on the grounds of compassion.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Jim Walsh: Clearly the medical procedures defined in section 2 have caused tremendous angst and post-abortion trauma for many women. I am also conscious of those who attended the presentations made by Women Hurt when they came to the Houses on two occasions. They came to one of our parliamentary party meetings and came to the House again at the invitation of Deputy Billy Timmins. I was one of 11...
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Jim Walsh: I know that. A comment has been made. I would not want to offend anybody, particularly women who have had abortions-----
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Jim Walsh: Senator Burke is inaccurate in rebutting my comments. The only way I know of carrying out an abortion - perhaps the Senator knows a different way - is the medical and surgical process.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Jim Walsh: I have done so.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed) (18 Jul 2013)
Jim Walsh: I have spoken with people active within the gynaecological and obstetrics area, as well as elsewhere. The fundamental issue is the life of the baby is not protected, which is a major concern.