Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Exactly. I thank Senator McDowell. Parents can be unaware of things that are happening to their children. All of those point to the appropriateness of parental notification, not to the opposite. I stress again that it is not a lack of sympathy. There have been cases of exploitation of underage women and the very people who exploit them are often the ones who arrange for the abortions to happen. This requirement of parental notification is one aspect of erecting some kind of a safeguard in that situation.

With all of that said, I will consider what my colleagues have said in the preparation of the amendment for Report Stage.