Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I oppose the amendments. They second guess the doctors' medical assessment of the case in such a way as to put pressure on them to take into consideration factors other than the health of the woman. That is problematic because it is directive when it should not be. This is entirely misplaced and could lead to the uncertainty that surrounded the Savita Halappanavar case, whereby people are not sure and are subject to different pressures and so on. These factors should not come into play. There has to be an assessment of the threat to the life of the woman. A real and substantial threat is all that should be taken into account.