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

I will answer these questions now as they are very salient. In an instance where there is no mental illness - bear in mind that this is a clinical assessment which will take some time to form - the Deputy has asked what will happen if the suicidal ideation remains and the risk of suicide is high and real. The pregnancy will be terminated if it is the only way to avert the risk. The risk and threat to life must be assessed. The Deputy has asked what would be the situation if the child was the problem. We have made this very clear. Neither the woman, the doctors nor any citizen or non-citizen of the country have a right to commit infanticide or the right to interfere with a child that is viable.