Carol Nolan (Offaly, Independent) | Oireachtas source

There are those of us who are taxpayers who have stated that we are very strongly opposed to abortion. Hundreds of thousands of those are women. We all know that 723,000 people voted "No" in the referendum. There are people with objections to this legislation who voted "Yes". As a representative, I am merely trying to convey people's concerns and I am being obstructed in this Chamber from doing my work as a representative. That is a disgrace.

Regarding this amendment, it is clear that there was confusion. That was due to a technical error that I wanted to have corrected. I want to be clear that the amendment refers to sections 11 or 12, not sections 10 or 11. I take on board Deputy Donnelly's point and thank him.

I want to make some brief points in a respectful manner. We are told that the cost of abortions will be a very small percentage of public spending.

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