Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

Moreover, it is not true and it is continually being put out there. Mr. Behan said that his clients are increasingly women who experience multiple forms of disadvantage, which in turn restricts access to abortion. It was very useful to see the profile of women who seek abortions in Dr. Abigail Aiken's presentation. A view is sometimes put forward that there is a frivolous aspect to women who might be seeking abortion or that it is a form of family planning. I am playing devil's advocate in this. Personally, I think that nobody would seek an abortion unless they had seriously thought about it and it was a serious crisis. I would like to ask the witnesses what they hear about the thought that goes into abortions. Obviously, there is a non-directive counselling service in advance.

Will Dr. Henchion address the issue of people being thoughtful about the very big decision they have to make?