Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

According to the Guttmacher Institute's survey of self-reported reasons for abortion, only 1% of abortions are carried out owing to rape. A further 0.5% are carried out owing to incest. Some 12% are carried out as a result of mothers reporting problems with their physical health, although, according to the Guttmacher Institute, probably only 2.8% of cases involve life-endangering conditions. Its conclusion was that the vast majority of abortions in the United States, or more than 95%, would not meet the stringent Hyde amendment standards. Therefore, the publicly funded system in the United States does not support the cost of 95% of abortions. Here, we are trying to introduce a system under which all abortions will be funded.