Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

The issue of foetal abnormality has been raised on numerous occasions and I have had considerable contact with families who are terrified at the prospect that children who were previously loved until their natural end would henceforth be in a society which would not regard them as deserving protection. A sensitive debate is required which respects life. Many of these families see this issue as part of a euthanasia debate for terminally ill, pre-born children.