Anne Rabbitte (Galway East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

It is just one of those loopholes. I think there is going to be a huge challenge around it. It has to do with children in care. The last day, when we had our own legal professionals before the committee, they clearly told me the process at present. I do not know from a legislative point of view how we can address this anomaly in the system. It is going to be a huge issue.

I found the witnesses' presentation very shocking. Maybe it is the reality. It is, because the witnesses are after telling me so. Children at 12 or 14 years of age making decisions about abortion without having the support or telling their parents or anything like that - that they can make the choice without permission or without the engagement factor - I find that-----