I thank the Minister for her contribution and for meeting with us and the interim Chief Medical Officer, CMO, and the deputy CMO. She has gone through all of the reasons this is not going to work. She gave technical details. However, we can agree on the principle of what we are trying to achieve. We want this to go to the next Stage where we can have that in-depth discussion. We need to bring the experts before the committee. We need to bring people with lived experiences before the committee. We need to have this discussion in committee and that is why we are asking the Minister to support this Bill. I know it is complicated and complex, but the 240 women who had to travel for terminations outside the State last year do not want the Minister's empathy. They want her to legislate. They want her to ensure that no other woman has to do that and no other woman has to make the incredibly difficult decision with her family to terminate a baby that is wanted and loved. They do not want any other woman to have to make the decision to go to the UK to get the medical care that she requires. They do not want any other woman to have to make the decision as to whether to hide her baby in the boot of her car or to tell the ferry or airport that she is trying to bring her baby home. They do not want any other woman to have to leave her baby in the UK because she is afraid of bringing her baby back into the country illegally. They do not want any other woman or her family to have to go to Aldi to pick up ice - excuse me - so her baby can get home. They need the Minister to legislate. I know it is complicated, but that is the Minister's job. I am sorry, but I cannot continue.

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