Lynn Ruane (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank both witnesses for the presentation. When I was reading it, it was very refreshing to see just how woman-centred the legislation is. Yesterday, we had a presentation where a witness said our bodies are not only ours and asked, given that our hormones are all over the place during pregnancy, how we could make a decision. It was, therefore, nice and refreshing to have this follow today to cancel out yesterday's nonsense. While I can see how woman-centred the legislation is, I wonder if the five-day waiting period creates a conflict in the circumstances of some women. If a woman from a certain socioeconomic background or who has experienced domestic violence has only one opportunity to get to the clinic at all, what happens? Does the five-day waiting period have a negative impact on some women? I can ask all three questions together.