Victoria White’s opinion piece (Irish Examiner, 24 September) ignores several facts.

The Irish version of the marriage equality amendment to the Constitution needs to be rewritten.

As the result of an unplanned and unwanted pregnancy in 1968, as evidenced by my being given up for adoption, I feel that there is a distinct lack of consideration for the best interests of the unplanned and unwanted child in the womb in the current debate.