The Pro Life campaign have spoken regarding the news that a 14-year-old girl was involuntarily sectioned in a psychiatric ward after seeking an abortion.

The child was sectioned under the Mental Health Act because her psychiatrist told her abortion was 'not the solution,' according to the recently published Child Care Law Reporting Project.

Pro Life Campaign spokesperson Cora Sherlock told the Irish Examiner that 'it is grossly irresponsible for pro-choice campaigners to be using this case as another opportunity to attack the Eighth Amendment.'

Why is this discussion ignoring fact that abortion does not treat suicide ideation? @NewstalkFM

— Cora Sherlock  (@CoraSherlock) June 12, 2017

'We need to stop pretending that abortion treats suicide ideation or any mental health condition.'

'This false claim was enshrined in the 2013 law which has failed women and babies and will continue to do so until our laws reflect the peer-reviewed evidence in this area.'

'I find it troubling that the baby never seems to feature in pro-choice considerations. At the heart of this story is a mother and her baby boy or girl and we should be concerned for the welfare of both.'

This girl had the right to an abortion, she qualified and someone stood in her way. This is what restriction based access looks like

— I stan for Crocs (@Bubblenoma) June 12, 2017

'The report from the Child Care Law Reporting Project says that the girl and her mother thought she was being transferred to Dublin for an abortion and was instead detained,' said Abortion Rights Campaign spokesperson Linda Kavanagh. 

An online petition is currently going viral, petitioning for a promise from the Government 'to guarantee that nothing like this can ever again happen.'