Kevin O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I will be short and brief. I just want to support this amendment. I suppose the Minister will admit that we must try to bring the whole of society along on the issue that is before us today. While there are two sides to the argument, it is only fair for the Minister to give time and to accept this amendment. Maybe things will progress and there will be changes down the road, but we will still have the issue. No one is denying that women's healthcare is at stake here. People like me still believe we are doing away with the right to life of the unborn. I think the Minister should bring such people along as much as possible by accepting this amendment. As we have seen in recent days, it is not about the money. These people work hard at their jobs. We have been told about how much money will be made available to those who perform their duties if they decide to take up this part of their practice. These people are not in business for money. They are looking for the right not to perform a duty where they see that the right to life is being taken. I ask the Minister to consider this amendment.

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