Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Second Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2023-12-14
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Emer Currie (FG), Nominated by the Taoiseach

I do not need five minutes. I just wanted to lend my support to the Second Stage of this important legislation. Rolling this out is a critical component of a decision made democratically a few years ago. Some of the language we hear from the other side of the Chamber never ceases to amaze me. They speak of supremacy over minorities. That is not the case. This is legal healthcare and people have an entitlement to access it without intimidation, without the forces of control and shame that have been too powerful in this State for too long. I thank Together for Safety for all of their work, and I thank the Minister for bringing this important legislation to the House before Christmas. I look forward to its passage.

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Sitting date: 2023-12-14