Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services) (Safe Access Zones) Bill 2023: Committee Stage (Resumed)
Seanad Éireann — 2024-03-07
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Stephen Donnelly (FF), Wicklow

Senator Mullen has made many false claims in the Chamber.
He has made many insidious claims in the Chamber this morning. The most insidious claim the Senator continues to make is his repeated suggestion that the statements by women, their partners and healthcare workers who tell us there are protests outside healthcare centres and they feel intimidated and threatened by those protests are false. He has asked for documented evidence. Last week, he challenged me and the Government to name a single healthcare provider who would state that these protests are real. We just heard a powerful personal contribution from Senator Clonan who clearly stated these protests are happening close to where he lives. Presumably, Senator Mullen does not believe Senator Clonan either.

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Sitting date: 2024-03-07