Safe Access to Termination of Pregnancy Services Bill 2021: Report and Final Stages
Seanad Éireann — 2022-04-07
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Rebecca Moynihan (LAB), Administrative Panel

I will be very brief. Abortion is healthcare and people are accessing healthcare facilities. People can pray wherever they want. This is not about prayer. This is simply about intimidation. It is about a chill effect. It is part of the tactics they always use. Do not buy into this thing that there is an overreach in terms of people's right to pray. There is a very particular reason people are trying to pray outside healthcare clinics and it is to intimidate women who are accessing the healthcare that is available. Abortion is healthcare and is no different from other forms of reproductive healthcare women will access.

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Sitting date: 2022-04-07