Stephen Donnelly accuses Rónán Mullen of ‘obsession’ with controlling women’s sexuality, while Mullen claims Donnelly may be ‘worst minister we have ever had’
Stephen Donnelly accuses Rónán Mullen of ‘obsession’ with controlling women’s sexuality, while Mullen claims Donnelly may be ‘worst minister we have ever had’There were bitter exchanges in the Seanad between Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly and Independent Senator Rónán Mullen during a debate on landmark legislation to regulate fertility treatment and surrogacy.
Mr Mullen and Fine Gael Senator Mary Seery Kearney had earlier repeatedly clashed in sharp exchanges over amendments in the legislation including on international surrogacy. A key element is the establishment of the Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority , to regulate technological advances in fertility and license fertility clinics.The Seanad row erupted after Mr Mullen admonished those in the public gallery who re-acted to some of his comments on surrogacy, but he rejected Mr Donnelly’s claims he had “mocked them”.
He told Mr Mullen “you are no champion of women’s rights. You have sought for years to control women,” through the Constitution, through legislation, through dogma. “You have an obsession with controlling their reproductive health. You have an obsession with controlling people’s sexuality.” But the Minister said: “We’re not doing it in some bizarre geopolitical line on a map. We’re doing it in a considered, legally robust jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction and case-by-case basis.”
But she questioned why the Minister would not include an amendment to help children for whom infertility is a side effect of a progressive condition they have. The measure had been included in the original version of the Bill.
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