Ms Petra Conroy:

As I was saying earlier, the main case we would put forward here is that we are trying to talk about the common good of all society. The point I was making earlier is not based on religious faith. The idea is that suicide prevention and helping people to decide not to take their own life should be applied to everybody equally. That is not a religious point of view. It is compatible with a religious point of view but I am not here asking the Deputy to go to mass every Sunday or anything. That is a principle I would hope anybody could see. I am here representing a Catholic position but it is something that is aimed at trying to support the common good of all society. It is not about imposing a Catholic view. It is about the idea that if you want to prevent people who are presenting for whatever reason with the desire to end their life, you offer that raft of support and that should be offered equally to everybody. It is not a religious point of view. The idea that-----