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

I am sure Ms McDermott has no regrets about the decision she made and had support from her partner or husband and family at the time. Will she try to put herself in the position of a very vulnerable young woman who may have had the same or similar diagnosis? Could Ms McDermott understand if that woman made a different decision and accessed a termination? One of the questions that has been asked of Ms McDermott by several members but which she has not yet answered relates to compassion. Does Ms McDermott have any compassion for a woman who decides she just cannot go through with a pregnancy?