Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

We need to acknowledge the widespread use of the medical pill that is now available for termination. It is already being used, and it is also used in the United Kingdom and many other countries. In tandem, we have to recognise that there are no legal or medical supervision requirements attached to the use of the product. To fail to address that issue could possibly leave the State liable in terms of its duty of care. We need to bear that in mind.