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Maire Treasa Ni Cheallaigh

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
138 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

Did they go to hospitals?

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

Did they leave the state?

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

Did they go online to buy illegal medications?

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

Did they have a miscarriage?

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

Did they change their mind?

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

But I don't think the three-day wait makes that decision.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

I think you've thought about... No, exactly, we don't know.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

But I don't think the three... I think potentially, and again, this is just my opinion, that three-day wait at times can just cause problems for women.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

I do prescribe them, yes.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

Long story short, it goes beyond my wit about why we're continually talking about these, but at least this article today is painting the picture accurately.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

And like we should take the element of moralism out of this.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

Stop seeing being overweight as a moral failure.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

It is a health condition.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

And if people want the opportunity to deal with it, they should.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

At the moment, the only people who qualify are people who are very obese with other medical conditions or people who have money.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

So they've gone through this.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

They've explained, for example, like something like 24 percent of the Irish population is obese.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

Around 4% of people are currently using these medications.

Brendan O'Connor
Newspaper Panel

They're highly expensive.