Mary Henry (Independent)

This is a serious issue. We now know that information obtained as regards stillbirths can be extraordinarily important for future pregnancies. We are totally excluding any medical practitioner from having a look at this data. I would go even further than Senator Brian Hayes's amendment. Perhaps the Minister could consider it before Report Stage. We all want the best for a child and for any subsequent children a family may have. With advances in neo-natal medicine and genetics — this country is in the forefront of these areas — we need to think about this. This could be terribly important for future pregnancies and to diagnose familial conditions.