Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) Bill: Consideration Stage

Part of Private Members' Business – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 2:30 pm on 2 March 2022.

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Photo of Colm Gildernew Colm Gildernew Sinn Féin 2:30, 2 March 2022

That happened as a result of a request from the sponsor of that Bill to facilitate a particular individual who has taken a court case. We felt that that was the appropriate and compassionate thing to do. It does not mean that you can then create the precedent that you will hear from 6,000 individuals whose evidence made very clear what their view is. You are still left with how you would fairly address the individual responses of 6,000 people.