Rónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

Do they discourage it or do they simply fail to recommend it? If they do discourage it, why do they discourage it? It is not rooted in a perspective on the welfare of the unborn child.

The Minister says that he wants abortions to be rare. As he is doing nothing in this legislation to help that to become a reality, frankly I must question the sincerity of that statement. If he really wants abortion to be rare, he will support amendments that involve accessing information and allowing women the freedom to receive that information. Dare I say it, he might even hope that in some situations that might cause a change of mind. What would be so wrong with that? Does the Minister really want abortion to be rare, or is it a matter of indifference to him as to whether it is? All of his actions in rejecting these limited amendments suggest the latter and that it is a matter of indifference to him.