Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

This is really a straightforward "Yes" or "No" question. During the debate on the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill, the legislation was described at the time as being necessary to provide certainty to the legal profession as to when terminations could be carried out. In my opinion, we, as legislators, failed to do that with that legislation. Not only did we fail the medical profession, we failed women in general. Do all three witnesses agree that we can ill afford to do that again? Do they agree that a decision by this committee to repeal the eighth amendment would send a clear and positive message to the medical community?