Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I supported the previous proposal, "That the committee recommends that a termination of pregnancy be lawful where there is a serious risk to the mental health of the woman", whereas this proposal also states "that socio-economic considerations be taken into consideration in this regard". I am comfortable with the previous one but I have a difficulty with this one in that I think it is moving from medical to surgical abortion. I feel more comfortable making the distinction and having a gestational limit. I will not support it from that point of view.