Abortion: Minister warns of exclusion zones after hospital protests

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Maternity hospital street protests ‘sickening’ and ‘anti-democratic’, says Simon Harris

Mr Harris described the protests as “sickening” and “anti-democratic”. He claimed those involved were “doing a disservice” to people who voted no in the referendum to repeal the Eighth Amendment, as well as those on the other side of the debate on abortion.“What happened yesterday was not a legitimate protest.

“What’s not right and not proper is to gather outside a national maternity hospital and attempt to intimidate and harass women, their partners and healthcare stuff turning up to work.”Department of the Taoiseach“Why weren’t they there? If you want to protest against Government policy, off you go, turn up at the Dáil, turn up at the department. How dare you turn up at the National Maternity Hospital and try to intimidate women.

“So this was anti-democratic yesterday and sickening. It was wrong and it did a huge disservice to the many, many people in this country who voted no, who have a completely different view to me, as they’re entitled to do.”has told the Minister he does not believe the force needs extra powers to police protests outside maternity units.

 

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