Dr. Peter Boylan:

My views are that the woman's opinion has to be respected once she gets all of the relevant information. Ultimately, she is the person who has to live with the decision. I respect the Deputy's view. I would not be persuading a woman to have a termination of pregnancy and I would not be persuading her not to have a termination of pregnancy. I would give her all of the information. It is up to her to make her decision. That is the role of a doctor as a non-directive counsellor. One has to respect a woman's view. One of the functions of a doctor is not to be an advocate of a particular moral point of view when it comes to termination of pregnancy.