Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I support amendment No. 13, which is a consequential amendment. Its objective, and that of the other amendment on section 12, which we discussed in detail on Committee Stage, was to mitigate or remove the unintended and potential consequences for disability discrimination contained within the Bill and ensure that there would not be abortion based on sex, ethnicity, or disability grounds.

Earlier, when referring to section 12, I raised how abortion could become the contraception of choice. I do not want to be misrepresented due to the earlier interruptions. Some people are determined to misrepresent what I said outside the House. I was referring to various reports in England, including one put out by the abortion providers, the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, in an article published on 7 July 2017. It would be remiss of me not to draw attention to issues like this if we are to have a healthy debate but it is also only fair that in a democracy, people would not set out to intentionally misrepresent my remarks and put their own spin on them.