John Crown (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 10:

In page 15, between lines 31 and 32, to insert the following:"(3) Where a donor revokes their consent for the use of a gamete under this section, the donor may use that gamete for the purpose of an assisted human reproduction procedure where they are an intending parent.".

My amendment refers to an extreme but plausible situation where a person has donated their own gametes and they have not yet been used but are in storage. The information we have received about the length of time for the storage of gametes may become obsolete as technology advances. If such a person finds themselves infertile, gets cancer, has to have chemotherapy or have their ovaries or testicles removed, they will not be in a position to generate gametes. A person who has generously donated their sperm or eggs may then discover that they need them but the Bill, as it stands, is silent on this issue. Perhaps it can be dealt with by regulation but without a reference to it in the Bill these people are hostages to fortune and their chances of becoming a parent may depend on an official somewhere remembering to fight for this to be included in a regulation. It is too important to leave to chance and a minor amendment would tighten the loophole.

Do I speak to the other amendments in this group?