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Wed 07 Jul 2006Harney rejects curbs on pregnancy agenciesMinister for Health Mary Harney has no plans to draft legislation to deter rogue crisis pregnancy agencies from operating in Ireland despite a call from two leading agencies for the Government to act immediately to introduce protective regulations."No, there are no plans for legislation in that area . . . There will always be people involved in giving inappropriate advice. You cannot legislate against that," she told reporters yesterday.