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

I thank Dr. Sperrin. That is something we need to challenge. It does not just fall to this committee, but also to the children's and disability matters' committees. They have been doing work on it but, as Senator Seery Kearney said, we need to highlight that.

Will Ms Duffy speak to the pre-birth versus post-birth parentage situation? I think a pre-birth model is the best way forward, where bodily autonomy is with the woman until birth and then the intending parents are the parents and take over. Will Ms Duffy give her thoughts, views or experiences? Would that be a more efficient situation for people travelling abroad? There will be emergency travel with passports. One has to wait until a baby is born for a passport.