Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage (Resumed)
Dail Éireann — 2023-07-11
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Réada Cronin (SF), Kildare North

No, I will speak for a minute. I was ready to speak on it last week and have been ready in case the opportunity arose today. It is worth mentioning that this Bill has been shunted around the Dáil schedule in the same way the issue of addressing safe spaces for women accessing healthcare has been shunted around by the Government.
For too many generations, Irish women were confined to the valley of the squinting windows and the republic of the twitching curtains, where they were constantly managing the miracle of making themselves pregnant. I heard a Deputy say that perhaps we needed more education for women. Maybe we should have more education for men and young boys as well.

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Sitting date: 2023-07-11