Ms Marie O'Shea:

There might have been an assumption when the service was introduced that the medical profession would be able to run with it because it is the medical profession. If you look at training in England, most termination and pregnancy services are carried out in specialised clinics in a community setting, rather than in hospitals. If you ask somebody at what point a foetus will die, they say they are not able to say and did not have appropriate further training. The guidelines that came in when the Act was introduced said there was a need for the professional to provide further training and education. I do not think that has happened. Further supports-----