Ivana Bacik (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Third, anyone who is really serious about trying to delete section 9 from the Bill should read again Chief Justice Finlay's judgment in the X case, those compassionate and humane words of a judge who was faced with the very real prospect of a 14-year old girl who had been raped and who was suicidal as a result. They should remember that the psychological evidence was accepted by the State and by the courts, given the very real concern of the court that the girl would commit suicide if her pregnancy was not terminated.