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Women who changed their minds about having an abortion during the mandatory three-day waiting period have shared their experiences, arguing that the reflection time was essential to their decisions to continue their pregnancies 00:44.
- During Oireachtas Health Committee hearings on Sinn Féin’s bill to abolish the three-day wait, the Irish College of General Practitioners admitted they supported the removal without consulting their 4,900 members, while HSE representatives could not provide evidence to justify eliminating the waiting period 03:11.
- The committee declined to meet with women who had firsthand experience with the waiting period, leading to criticism that the process lacked a credible evidential basis and prioritized ideology over balanced scrutiny 04:17.
Concerns have been raised regarding state-operated pregnancy services, which are described as being biased toward abortion and failing to provide adequate support for women who wish to continue their pregnancies 06:26.
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