I would like to specifically point out that this great effort for the current legislation to be amended to allow for abortion beyond 20 weeks, including making standards more available, setting standards, and ensuring that there are competent staff—all of these cost time and effort and resources, yet the committee acknowledges that they have heard from women who might not have chosen abortion if they had received more support. There are no mandatory provisions in the bill for ensuring women are given information about the consequences or risks of having an abortion, are made aware of all their options, or are enabled to receive the practical support needed to help them make a different choice. There are no mandatory provisions proposed for ensuring women receive emotional and psychological support after an abortion, should an abortion have been gone through. Neither the bill nor the committee report seeks to ensure that assistance is to be provided to the many women and their partners who often have to deal with the coercive realities that surround many abortions. 