Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

We are in a new situation here where we have legislation for the first time that is about deliberately intending to end the life of the foetus. That is a changed situation and that is why every line of this matters enormously, with great respect to my colleagues who have just heckled me now. I will not be doing it to them. Please understand that at least 34% of the people of this country who voted regard what is going through here as a gross violation of human rights and many others who voted "Yes" are troubled by the fact that there is no time limit for abortions under this section and that this could include grounds invoked on mental health, notwithstanding the latest evidence in that area. It cannot be regarded as irresponsible of me or unacceptable of those voters to ventilate these concerns fully. I am absolutely within my rights and I have a duty to challenge the Minister on the difference between what he promised before the referendum and what his legislation actually contains.