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- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)
Martin Conway: ...what we have. Our democracy might be one of the oldest in Europe but in the overall context of humanity it is not that old. It is just over 100 years old, which, viewed in the context of time immemorial, is not long at all. We see what is happening with Ukraine and Russia and the threat of what could happen in the United States. The next eight months will be critical. In my-----
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)
Rónán Mullen: ...the politicians were in the grip of the activists. The idea that when we are dealing with the HSE we are dealing with some kind of honourable neutral, incapable of being corrupted by ideology, has long since lost its credibility. However, I reiterate that the Minister has signally failed to bring forward evidence from a single healthcare facility. Let us be clear that we are talking...
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)
Rónán Mullen: ...believe in constitutional rights and freedoms, that it would be necessary to put it beyond doubt that a person should be entitled to engage in silent prayer. However, we saw an incident in the United Kingdom not too long ago where, in effect, a policeman harassed a person and asked her if she was engaging in prayer. The answer the person gave was that she might be doing so. I forget...
- Seanad: Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed) (7 Mar 2024)
Rónán Mullen: ...rights I am seeking to defend here. I have a forum. I have several fora in which I can communicate my distress that we have a law in this country that allows the killing of innocent children. As long as I live, I will not let that issue go un-discussed and I will challenge the media, people in power and so on. There are many more people who feel as I do. We will always do so in a way...