National Maternity Hospital demo called by Parents for Choice

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Great demo on Sunday May 8th – proud of our People before Profit contingent on it. Outrageous that the government would even consider giving the nuns, with a disgraced record in caring for women and children, control of our new National Maternity Hospital – not to mention the €300 million of public money

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Brid Smith TD on Claire Byrne Sat show, May 6, 2017

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Brid was on Claire Byrne’s Sat show, May 6th and commented on Noreen O’Sullivan, Citizens’ Assembley, FG leadership and also took the opportunity to ask Tom Parlon, top dog in the Construction Industry Federation, how much profit it took to get the developers ‘out of bed in the morning’.

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RURAL COMMUNITIES UNDER ATTACK BY THOSE WHO SHOULD PROTECT THEM.

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“I was glad to speak about to the Rural Equality Bill 2017, in the Dáil this evening. Just like us Dubs, communities of ordinary people in rural in Ireland have been hammered by government policies of neoliberalism. In other words, as long as it allows them to turn their back on ‘unprofitable services’, or if it turns a buck for some fatcat – like privatising transport, decimating the small-time fishing industry, closing the post offices, then its fine. Rural and urban communities have to stick together and challenge these rotten priorities”.Brid Smith

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Bríd Smith TD on National Maternity Hospital scandal

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ONLY LAST MONTH VINCENT’S HOSPITAL DENIED A WOMAN STERILISATION ….. and yet Minister Simon Harris wants to let the same nuns run the new National Maternity Hospital. I questioned him on this in the Dáil today – he says lots (we’ve cut this clip), but mostly his emphasis is the ‘legal assurances’ in the deal – so don’t worry!! Sounds like he wants to give public money to barristers and nuns rather than provide the services women need. I called for SUPPORT FOR DEMO THIS SUNDAY 2PM, organised by Parents for Choice, meeting Parnell Square.

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NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL, CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLY – DEBATE ON NEWSTALK 106 .

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Brid was on Newstalk today with Mattie McGrath and Colm Brophy FG. You might find the clips here interesting.The link below is to a audio recording .

https://youtu.be/L0dn_q7QD0k

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Dáil must implement Citizens’ Assembly proposals

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Press Release- Solidarity- People Before Profit 02/05/2017 

Fine Gael and Fianna Fail have no right to dilute Citizens’ Assembly proposals

At a press conference in Dublin today, the Solidarity- People Before Profit Dáil grouping outlined their priorities on the special Dáil Committee on the 8th Amendment and called for no more delays in holding a constitutional referendum to repeal the 8th. The most effective way to fulfil the wishes of the Citizens’ Assembly is to immediately repeal the Eighth Amendment.

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Brid Smith TD on radio – Newstalk 106, May 2

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NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL, CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLY – DEBATE ON NEWSTALK 106 . Brid was on Newstalk today with Mattie McGrath and Colm Brophy FG. You might find the clips here interesting.

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Boylan Pushed Out By Simons Sham Assurances

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Dr Peter Boylan’s resignation is a principled and admirable stand against the decision to allow the National Maternity Hospital to be owned by the Religious Sisters of Charity. His resignation letter exposes the government’s blindness and Simon Harris’s sham assurances that the Catholic Church will have no influence over the medical practices conducted in the hospital. Read more ›

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Brid with V Brown: FG leadership; Le Pen; Abortion

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Brid’s contributions on this programme are outlined here. Three issues were: Leadership of FG; Le Pen’s candidacy for president of France; the Citizens’ Assembley and abortion.

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PBP TD welcomes the Citizens Assembly’s clear call for the extension of the right to abortion to women who need it

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Press Release- Bríd Smith TD, People Before Profit

23/04/2017
People Before Profit TD, Brid Smith, welcomed the Citizens Assembly’s clear call for the extension of the right to abortion to women who need it.

87% of the Citizens Assembly voted against retaining the 8th Amendment as it currently exists. It also expressed clearly the view that socio-economic reasons were grounds for terminations up to the 22nd week of pregnancy.

The demand to widen the reasons for abortion – beyond risk to life and health, rape and fatal fetal abnormality –  shows how much opinion on these issues have changed. Read more ›

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