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- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: This is the reason these amendments are so important, because if accepted, they provide the constitutional protection to the unborn that is not contained in this Bill. There is no other area of law in which a threat of suicide to one person is sufficient to deprive another person of his or her fundamental rights. It is baseless and disgraceful that one would treat suicide by removing the...
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: ----- and agree that some human lives are less equal than others? A man for whom I have great respect-----
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I refer to the former Taoiseach and leader of Fine Gael, John Bruton, who has pointed out - to use his words and not mine - this legislation flies in the face of the Constitution's words.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Let us cut to the chase in this regard, because this legislation is being introduced to hold onto power.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: It is to keep the Labour Party happy and Fine Gael will pay any price to do that-----
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: ----- including murdering children, which is a disgrace.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Senator Cullinane would know a lot about murder now.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Does it not cause you to reflect?
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Yes.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Senator Leyden's contribution was made from the heart and no one should shout across the floor at him when he is trying to give his heartfelt opinion. Everyone should be allowed speak on this particular issue, irrespective of their religion. We live in a democracy, and there is freedom of speech in a democracy. Both in this Chamber and outside it, everyone should be-----
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: On this particular amendment, I have listened to some of the debate. It is not true, as the Government would claim, that it is legislating for abortion on the grounds of threatened suicide but simply clarifying pre-existing constitutional law. Successive Governments have deliberately refrained from legislating for the X case because it was medically baseless and fundamentally unjust. No...
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I second the amendment. How many of the institutions or hospitals listed in Schedule 1 have facilities for the intensive care of newborn babies? One would expect that all those hospitals would have such facilities if the Bill seriously intends to protect both lives, even though we know it does not protect the unborn child. It is my understanding that is not the case and a large proportion...
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: The child is aborted. It is not born.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: You are voting for abortion at Letterkenny General Hospital.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I second the amendment. It is important that institutions or private practices such as those referred to by Senator Jim Walsh be categorically excluded from the legislation. It is important that in the future, for example, where a public facility is unable to carry out the procedures mentioned in the legislation, the HSE not enter into any form of service level agreement with any private...
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: That is not a point of order.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Senator should not, therefore, contradict the other speaker.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: The Senator cannot contradict Senator Fidelma Healy Eames's contribution.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed) (22 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: Neither does the Senator.
- Seanad: Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (22 Jul 2013)
Brian Ó Domhnaill: I also want to speak about the amendment proposed by my colleagues, Senators Walsh and Wilson. We had a lengthy discussion on medical procedures on Committee Stage. Obviously, it is regrettable that in order to advance an argument, we sometimes have to use language that we cannot sanitise. One cannot sanitise the truth. If the language used has caused upset to any individuals,...