Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

He is causing a revolution in medical care of all the wrong kind. There would be no legislation if it was only a matter for medics. It would just be that abortion is permissible and it would be left up to medics to decide. This legislation is full of rules. The trouble is it is full of vague rules that leave open all sorts of dangerous, in some cases unforeseen and perhaps, sadly, in some cases foreseen, consequences. The Minister ought to be in a position to discuss with me whether, in current western world practice, babies sometimes survive abortion procedures. He should be in a position to discuss that with me.