Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Is it true that the witness is describing the abortion procedure as care? At what point is it decided that the baby is no longer the patient?

I have some questions for Dr. Mahony about abortion on health grounds. If abortion is introduced on health grounds, even very restricted health grounds, there is definitely no way back. It is not a case of not trusting women. I trust women and so does everybody with a concern in this regard. We must look at other countries, like the UK, where there are 200,000 abortions per year, mostly on health grounds. One can use any restrictive language in legislation but there is no way to stop abortion happening on more wide-ranging grounds. Will Dr. Mahony comment on abortions done on health grounds?