Dr. Karena Hanley:

The number of rogue agencies can vary depending on which part of the country one lives in. Perhaps the HSE can give more evidence to the committee on this. On the website positiveoptions.iethere is a tab which states "Don't be manipulated" which is there because it has been the experience of women in crisis pregnancy in this country, and continues to be in a small number of locations, that agencies purporting to be counsellors in crisis pregnancy have a hidden agenda and seek to heavily influence the decision of the mother and the outcome of the pregnancy.