Peadar Tobin

But like for many elective procedures, the elective procedure does not happen on your first consultation.

Even for cosmetic surgery, for example, you know, you're told to go away and think about these things because, you know, these are big life changing things.

So in the case of an abortion, like you cannot bring the child back after that decision.

It's a lifelong decision.

And also, you know, many women have abortion regrets as such.

And in a case like

as such importance.

And this is a life and death question.

It is really important that we ask for reflection.

Reflection is not a bad thing.

But it can still happen is the point.

It can still happen.

But what we're saying is that reflection is good anyways.

Yeah, so people voted, a large number of people voted for the repeal referendum on the basis that this small protection would remain in place.

So even an example in the Dáil, there's a number of TDs who actually campaigned for repeal who voted no in the circumstances because they themselves, campaigners for repeal, realised that actually this was an important element to the situation.

And, you know, what we're talking about is a medical consultation.

Now, we're told that this is healthcare, and yet we're told to delete the medical consultation with the doctor in advance of this particular process.

No, that's not what's said.

And also, just to say, this consultation can already happen on the phone.

It can already happen via Zoom at the moment.