Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank Dr. Fletcher. I was struck by her rationale when speaking about on-request abortion. I do not know whether this is her view but she appeared to cite the view with approval. It struck me that there was something Sir Humphrey-like about the idea that an on-request basis for abortion in some way offers some respect to the unborn because it might be argued in certain cases, but I do not think the difference is that stark, that people might have abortions earlier if it is available on request. Given that the death of the child is what results, it does not seem like an awful lot of respect for the unborn. It is a fairly tortured sop to the unborn. Is Dr. Fletcher not engaging in a kind of strategic argument that there is something here that she can call in some way pro-life by making abortion on demand?