Colette Kelleher (Independent) | Oireachtas source

On a point of information, Senator Ó Domhnaill quoted Dr. Mary Favier, who is a member of the START group of doctors in Cork, which said in a position paper it produced in October that "Ultrasound or serum hCG will not be required for the majority" of early medical abortions. Dr. Favier is a signatory to the paper, which makes it clear that "the literature does not support routine ultrasound" prior to termination of pregnancy.