Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I too thank all the witnesses, in particular Ms O'Shea and Ms Reid. I think there was not a dry eye in the room. It was lovely to hear their stories.

My first question, though, is to Ms Cohen. I was interested in her opening statement. Does she feel that surrogates living in poor or socio-economically disadvantaged countries are unable to make informed decisions? What does she feel works best in Canadian surrogacy legislation and what needs to be improved?