Saoirse Hanley: The mandatory three-day waiting period for abortion services is cruel and patronisingly paternalistic

I am an impulsive person, it must be said. My sister got a pair of Salomon trainers for her birthday and within 24 hours of them arriving at the door, I had bought my own pair from Vinted. In the hours after I hit ‘buy now’ I started to question if I even liked the colour I chose. Would I wear them with anything? Surely I have another pair of shoes that colour. Maybe I should have thought about it more. In that instance, a mandatory three-day waiting period between the decision to buy and...