PSI publish papers in support of repeal as two judges back No campaign

The Psychological Society of Ireland has firmly come out in favour of repealing the Eighth Amendment and has published two papers which it says counters “false facts that are not based on scientific research”.

In the first paper, ‘Referendums: On the Relevance of Psychology’, the society claims that, according to the research overall, terminating a pregnancy does not appear to damage a woman’s mental health.

A second paper, ‘5 Facts on the Eighth Amendment and Mental Health’ underlines its claims: