Kathleen Funchion (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That is why it has to be 100% - or as much as possible - regulated. In some countries, there is counselling beforehand and so on. As much as we can, the situations in question must be avoided. I worry that, if we approach creating legislation from the point of view that someone may change her mind, we will not be in a good place. That is not her genetic child either, so where would that leave people? I found this point interesting in Dr. Mulligan's document. It is good to have these discussions, but I would be nervous about us having that situation. Surrogacy is different from adoption and people involved are in a totally different space. The majority of people know that when entering into such an agreement and, as Dr. Mulligan stated, are more likely to say that they do not want to be left having to care for babies that they never intended to have and that are not genetically related to them. I wish to tease this matter out more.