Dáil debates

Thursday, 18 September 2014

Topical Issue Debate

Abortion Legislation

3:25 pm

Photo of Leo VaradkarLeo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

There are several issues. I am pleased that we are all agreed that we are not discussing this individual case, because if it transpires or turns out that one of the factors of this case was that this young woman's confidentiality was breached at some point, then that is truly awful in its own right. I believe it is wrong, under any circumstances, to jump to conclusions about any individual case until we know the facts. One of the things that disappointed me about this case was hearing so many voices on the radio in the initial days saying so many things that were factually incorrect. I heard that from both sides of the abortion debate as well as from several State-funded bodies, which, quite frankly, should know better in respect of their utterances.

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