Seanad debates

Thursday, 6 December 2012

Report of the Expert Group on the Judgment in the A, B and C v. Ireland Case: Statements

 

1:10 pm

Photo of Rónán MullenRónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

In conclusion, we should not forget the British experience in which approximately 95% of the 190,000 abortions that take place in Britain each year are on mental health grounds. We have heard how difficult it is for psychiatrists to predict that a person is suicidal. We are now expecting them to tell us that not only that a person is suicidal while pregnant but they are suicidal because they are pregnant.

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