Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 October 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion (Resumed)

Dr. Deirdre Duffy:

Similarly, from the service provider study, which I can speak to directly, having been the one who has conducted the provider research, very clearly the location with regard to the criminal penalty is impacting conversations and decision-making from providers who are specialists. They are conducting and undertaking conversations with patients with an understanding that there may be a criminal penalty facing them, and that is impacting care directly. That was an area of consensus across participants in our study.

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