Lorraine Clifford-Lee (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

That is a very important point. A reflection period is not a requirement for any other medical procedure that Dr. Conlon knows of. Ms O’Shea referred to the WHO guidelines and I have them here. They find that waiting periods are unnecessary and should not be included in legislation. If I grasp what Ms O’Shea said in her previous response, her fear and the reason she left it in would be that the additional appointments that are currently available to women would be removed from the GP contract.