Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Some 90%? I thank Professor Pajkrt. She refers, going through the guidelines of the general considerations, to asking if the pregnancy has been correctly dated with a scan and that, in case of doubt, a scan should be performed. The guidelines state that when referring for a scan, it should be mentioned whether it is an undesirable pregnancy. Many people in this country, not just people of faith, contrary to what Professor Pajkrt has heard, have a human rights vision that includes born and unborn and would regard the language of "undesirable pregnancy" as shockingly euphemistic with fairly chilling historic parallels. That is my view. I will not be the first to have said that to Professor Pajkrt. Why, when referring for a scan, is it relevant to mention whether it is an undesirable pregnancy?