Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages
Dail Éireann — 2023-11-15
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Michael Collins (IND), Cork South-West

I do not support this Bill and I will not be supporting it going forward. The right to protest and the freedom to exercise one's religion are pillars of a democratic society. By eroding these rights through restrictive measures, we risk sliding down a slippery slope towards an authoritarian regime that is far stronger than what I would ever have expected. I believe in the basic right of peaceful protest.

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Sitting date: 2023-11-15