Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank both contributors. I will direct more of my questions to Ms Zampas because I think her contribution was very evidence-based. We are dealing with changing our laws here. Professor Binchy is obviously entitled to his opinion. He explained very well how that opinion may be at odds with practically every human rights body on the planet, including with our own Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, and indeed that he is at variance with the Citizens' Assembly. I do think he should correct his assertion that the Citizens' Assembly recommended abortion for disability. That is not in any of the recommendations. He may need to read them again.

Professor Binchy has repeatedly referred to the fact that abortion is a violation of the unborn's right to life. If that was the case, why does he think that no international or regional human rights body has ever found a country to be in violation of human rights by providing broad abortion?