Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Is Professor McCarthy agreeing with me that it would be wrong to invoke health as grounds for termination? Professor Ferguson said his conclusions have important, if uncomfortable, implications for clinical practice and the law in its interpretation in jurisdictions which require abortion to be authorised on medical grounds. He went on to state his view was that the growing evidence suggesting that abortion does not have therapeutic benefits cannot be ignored indefinitely and it is unacceptable for clinicians to authorise large numbers of abortions on grounds for which there is currently no scientific evidence. Does Professor McCarthy agree that there has been a shift away from invoking mental health?