Seanad debates
Thursday, 8 May 2003
National Standards for Foster Care: Statements.
One other thing I would like to mention to the Minister of State is the fact that we have brought forward the Crisis Pregnancy Agency. I am the president of Cherish, which gives support and help to young women, or indeed any lone parent, who feels able to parent on their own. For a long period, however, adopting has not seemed an accessible alternative. I also chair an ad hoc committee within the Oireachtas of people who are interested in reproductive health. There are Members of all parties involved. We try to encourage UNICEF in the work it does abroad but we have also been looking at the area of crisis pregnancies in this country.
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