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

While I do not profess to be in any way legal, I do know that the tenet of what the Attorney General has told us is that the Delaware case was related to people in a commercial relationship and that this is about the unborn in a very different type of relationship. I can come back with more comprehensive information on the issue at a later date, in fairness to Deputy Michelle Mulherin.

With regard to the ethical dilemma involved, what struck me about Deputy Róisín Shortall’s contribution was the point that in no other regime was there any legal responsibility on doctors to protect the unborn. I doubt that there is another constitution the very same as ours. This is the explanation.