Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Reference was made to the funding of abortion if the eighth amendment is repealed. We know that increased resources would help to alleviate some of the pressures on the health system in Ireland. I am very concerned that public moneys would fund abortions that end the lives of babies instead of going towards something that would help us save a life. Let me give one example. Yesterday, we heard about the number of the women in the UK who have had an abortion because their babies had a disability. Do the witnesses think it is right for us to allocate funding to pay for abortions where babies have been diagnosed with a disability instead of giving the money to a charity like the Special Olympics that works to help people with disabilities to reach their full potential?