Dr. Peadar O'Grady:

Dr. Fergusson pointed to three facts that are written in his paper. First, he did not do any research on women who are suicidal. Second, he did not believe the evidence he presented in his paper was strong and, therefore, it should not be used emphatically. Third, he argued in his paper for an easing rather than a tightening of the eligibility restrictions as a result of his research.

On the issue of women who have been hurt by abortion, I referred to the 47,000 women who die as a result of unsafe abortions and those who are disabled by their experience. I also spoke of the women who are at risk through coercion and stigma. It is also worth speaking of the women who are not hurt by abortion.