Political conscience and abortion
Senator Walsh presses for a debate on Members’ conscience in relation to abortion legislation, while invoking Brendan Corish’s political values; the Chair repeatedly asks him to state his request.
I am asking that we have that debate and appeal to people in all parties who are conflicted between their loyalty to their party and what their conscience is telling them not to allow anyone to abrogate their conscience. We have seen examples of people saying to their personal disadvantage where they will stand on this issue, particularly people in the Labour Party.
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One of my great privileges was to serve on-----
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I want to finish by paying tribute to Brendan Corish, a man for whom I had the greatest admiration and with whom I served on Wexford County Council when I was first elected.
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He had the values that are being betrayed by the current leadership of the Labour Party.