Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 13 December 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution
Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee
2:00 pm
Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent) | Oireachtas source
I move motion 6:
That the Committee reject risk to the life of the woman by suicide as a ground for the lawful termination of pregnancy.
I sat through the 2013 Oireachtas hearings. The evidence adduced at the 2013 Oireachtas hearings on the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013 re suicidality and mental health remains relevant. Abortion is not a viable treatment for suicidality. We heard that. That is my amendment.
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