Senator Who Suffered Miscarriage Disappointed After Government Stalls Pregnancy Loss Bill – 16/07/2025
A senator who shared her seven-week baby scan in the Seanad to highlight shortcomings in laws around miscarriage expressed disappointment that the Government has stalled on giving more rights to parents. The Coalition said Nicole Ryan’s proposed bill – which would give parents who suffer a miscarriage the right to leave from work – will be brought back to the Oireachtas in a year’s time.Ms Ryan held up her baby scan photo in the House last week, saying it was the “only evidence I have that my pregnancy ever existed”.The Sinn Féin senator said she did it to “remove the taboo” around pregnancy…
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