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A NUMBER OF expert witnesses, including a former Supreme Court judge and the current Master of the Rotunda Hospital, told the Oireachtas committee on health during its hearings on proposed abortion legislation that it was disappointing and regrettable that women who travel to the UK for medical terminations because their babies are not “compatible with life” were not provided for.
The omission has proved upsetting and baffling to those women who have experienced what they describe as the harrowing trip to Liverpool Women’s Hospital and other medical facilities in the UK to undergo the procedure.
The group campaigning for the rights of these women – TFMR (Terminations for Medical Reasons) – are to meet with a number of TDs and Senators in the Dáil this afternoon to share their stories.
At least 10 members are expected to attend, with a handful due to highlight how travelling to the UK compounded their loss and difficulties. Sarah McGuinness Moylan, who recently spoke to TheJournal.ie about her baby girl Molly, will talk about how she was forced to leave Ireland at such a painful time.
The meeting is due to take place at 2pm in Leinster House. It is not clear how many invited members of the Oireachtas will attend.
On the third day of the Jerry Buttimer-chaired hearings, medical ethics lawyer Dr Ruth Fletcher of Keele University suggested that it would be possible to include fatal foetal abnormalities in the proposed legislation if the definition of ‘unborn’ was changed to include foetuses which cannot survive outside the womb.
Buttimer told TheJournal.ie that he would attend today’s meeting if a morning appointment with the Minister for Health was finished on time. He said there was no disrespect intended by not offering the women a place in the hearings, but added that the committee decided to focus on medical and legal experts only.
TFMR continues to meet and offer support to women whose babies have been diagnosed with fatal foetal abnormalities. The group’s website can be found here. They can be reached by email: tfmrireland@gmail.com. Support group Leanbh mo Chroi can also be found on Facebook, or contacted by email at leanbhmochroi@gmail.com or by telephone on 086 747 4746.
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Would love a job from them
Me too!
As would I! I spend enough money on it…
Meant to post the above comment on our Cufflinks profile !
We use ETSY for our Cufflinks & the majority of sales come from the US on ETSY. Its is a very popular with shoppers in the states & seems to be growing at a good rate. For small shop owners in Ireland who cannot afford a website, nor have the knowledge having ETSY setting up in Ireland is very positive as they be encouraged to set up a shop. Ireland needs money & ETSY can help craft makers in Ireland export their goods. Has to be positive?
Never heard of them before… but having such a huge company come to Ireland is brilliant
No Pat Rabbitte they didn’t come because of highly skilled workforce they came to dodge taxes , the highly skilled workforce is a bonus
The ability to poach experienced staff from the likes of eBay and Amazons EMEA hq’s is reason enough to move here. If it was just the tax rate they’d be in Luxemburg.
The function of any company is to increase shareholder value. That’s no conspiracy, it’s common sense. If Ireland is able to offer effective incentives to entice companies to set up shop here, then good. Of course a company will choose where it sets up shop based on the benefits that country offers. Again, common sense. Job creation = good. A company and it’s employees contributing to the Irish economy = good. I can understand that people are less than happy in this country, but Ai don’t understand what people persist in trying to find a dark cloud behind every silver lining. Do people want this country to fail and to never recover? Can anyone give me an example of where griping bitterness and universal pessimism lead to either a economic or emotional upturn in a country?
We’re Irish. We’re good at doing misery, with all the wailing and gnashing to teeth that goes along with it. Point proved. But it’s not going to help us any. It’s just begrudgery to the point where we’re blinded by anything good in our lives at all. Could we all just call a truce and agree to avoid the directionless whinging?
Here here!
Agh I love etsy. :) love handmade stuff :) and yeay for jobs!!
Excellent news for Dublin and Ireland! I ? Etsy
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