Health (Assisted Human Reproduction) Bill 2022: Committee Stage
Seanad Éireann — 2024-06-20
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Rónán Mullen (IND), National University of Ireland

I move amendment No. 5:
In page 34, between lines 20 and 21, to insert the following:
“(a) any potential or relevant donor shall be required to sign a declaration demonstrating they understand the risks and effects of their decision. This shall include a legally binding commitment to care for a child in the event they are disabled or don’t possess certain characteristics. The declaration shall clearly outline that there is no power differentiation between the commissioning parents and the surrogate parent. The declaration shall also include a legal binding obligation stating that surrogacy is not being entered into for profit by the surrogate parent or other relevant parties,”.
I bring the amendment to the attention of the House. It provides that on page 34, in section 20, provisions supplementary to section 19, that there be inserted the following provision:
any potential or relevant donor shall be required to sign a declaration demonstrating they understand the risks and effects of their decision. This shall include a legally binding commitment to care for a child in the event they are disabled or do not possess certain characteristics. The declaration shall clearly outline that there is no power differentiation between the commissioning parents and the surrogate parent. The declaration shall also include a legal binding obligation stating that surrogacy is not being entered into for profit by the surrogate parent or other relevant parties.

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