THE relentless campaigning from the Cork mother has finally resulted in some progress.
Despite several recommendations that it should not be allowed to proceed, a bill proposing legalization of the prescription of medicinal cannabis as medication in Ireland has finally progressed to the next stage of debate in the Dail.
The Dail health committee had previously declared that the bill should not be permitted to move forward as it stands, but now the government has indicated that it will not be opposing the bill, which will see it progress to committee debate.
This is the furthest the bill has gotten since Cork mother Vera Twomey began campaigning for the distribution of medicinal cannabis over a year ago for her daughter Ava, who suffers from a rare form of epilepsy.
Ava is currently undergoing treatment in the Netherlands, where her condition has improved vastly since commencing the use of medicinal cannabis.
In yesterday’s developments, both Fianna Fail and Sinn Fein are understood to have opened up to the allowance of the bill to progress.
In the lead up to the announcement, Vera Twomey collapsed from exhaustion outside the gates of Leinster House.
She was discharged from St Vincent’s Hospital, Dublin, a few hours later and arrived back at the Dail to see the debate of the bill.
Incredible stuff in the #dail the medicinal cannabis goes through for amendment despite the health committee saying it shouldn't. Pressure from the #veratwomey campaign sees to have been effective. Applause in the public gallery.
— Mick Caul (@caulmick) November 9, 2017
So Vera Twomey has gone to hospital after collapsing in front of the Dail. Shame on our so called government and shame on anyone that voted for them
— JJ (@jayjaycafe) November 9, 2017
Shocking to hear @veras1 has collapsed outside the #Dáil as it looks likely government will introduce a restricted medicinal cannabis bill that won't help Ava Barry #Veratwomey #Dáil pic.twitter.com/rohwlXeJc5
— Mick Caul (@caulmick) November 9, 2017
#sixone #VeraTwomey collapsed outside the Dail today, while campaigning on behalf of her daughter. Inside the Dail, Harris still making excuses as to why fg have forced Ava to live in Holland.! TV3NEWS.!
— Ger Mccann (@ger_mccann) November 9, 2017
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