Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank Dr. O'Brien for his response and I thank the Chairman for facilitating me.

Dr. O'Brien said there was no evidence to support a three-day wait. What does he mean by no evidence? What would the evidence look like? Is he thinking about evidence that people might not choose abortion? Is he thinking of evidence that people are happy that they had to wait? I would like him to be more specific.

Let me outline what I asked. I did not ask whether people had been asked about their conscientious objection. I asked whether people had been asked specifically about the three-day waiting period and whether they had a view on that.

On the question of advice, it is clear from Dr. O'Brien's answer that he does not want to influence the decision that might be made. Has he never advised a person to give up smoking for the good of his or her health, for example?