James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I reiterate what I said, neither the mother nor anybody else has a right to terminate the life of a newborn baby, whether that newborn baby is at 26, 28, 32, 38, 40 or 42 weeks gestation. The law here is very clear. The psychiatrist must form an opinion that the risk to the woman's life can only be averted through a termination, not a destruction. It is a termination, not a destruction. That is very clear. There has been some comment on this, which has been disingenuous to say the least, to suggest that babies would be aborted, as in destroyed, right up to the point of delivery at birth. That is utterly untrue. The legislation and the Constitution are very clear and, frankly, I do not think we can be clearer.