James Bannon (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I asked whether there was any evidence to suggest that a woman who was suicidal and had an abortion had a better quality of health afterwards. Can the Minister cite any studies to this effect? Over the last four or five months, we have met many women who told us they had been in a dark place since they had abortions. They are still trying to come to terms with what they referred to as their wrongdoing. They are really looking for some sort of forgiveness for what has happened to them.