Seanad debates
Monday, 30 March 2015
Children and Family Relationships Bill 2015: Report and Final Stages
2:30 pm
Frances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
The Senator will see that these are basic constitutional points on who is considered to be the parent of the child. There is Supreme Court case law on the issue. The McD v.L. case makes it very clear that in a self-insemination situation, the man is legally the father. It is not possible to change the case law and there is very strong legal advice on this point.
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