Lynn Ruane (Independent) | Oireachtas source

She lost her freedom and her right to bodily integrity. This shows what a complete failure the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Act 2013 has been in respecting the human rights of women in this country. The girl qualified for a termination under this legislation and was denied one. I would also like to read a comment from the then Minister for Health, Senator James Reilly, who stated, during a Dáil Committee Stage debate on the Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill in 2013, "the very notion that one could section a woman who is expressing suicidal ideation but is not depressed to keep her confined for the duration of her pregnancy would be utter anathema and would not be tolerated or countenanced".It is truly extraordinary, given recent media reports, that we should be so naive as to think people will ultimately do the right thing in such circumstances. I call on the Leader to give a concrete date for the first meeting of the eighth amendment committee. This is the impact of the eighth amendment on vulnerable young women, who are treated inhumanely by the State in the name of that amendment. It needs to end.