Seanad debates
Wednesday, 28 May 2003
Maternity Protection (Amendment) Bill 2003: Second Stage.
I hope the Minister of State returns on Committee Stage with an amendment that removes the pre-confinement regulation and allows this to be a matter of choice. Two weeks appear to be what most people want. Over 29,000 women, partners and doctors are filling in forms that do not tell the truth. We want the right to choose. I hope the Minister takes up this battle on all fronts and comes back to the House to tell us the change people sought has been made.
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