Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Mrs. Justice McGuinness remarked that the X case judgment arose directly as a result of the 1983 referendum, which restricted the judgment that could be made. What judgment might have been made if that constitutional change had not taken place?

To what extent is legislation needed to protect doctors in hospitals? In their contributions yesterday, the medics strongly emphasised that they need protection when it comes to treating women and they pointed out that they could not be absolutely sure in many cases if a woman's life was in danger but they must still make these decisions. Do we need to produce legislation to protect the medics, the women and the unborn children involved? What would we do without our old enemy across the water, England?