Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Friday, 17 May 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children

Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings

6:05 pm

Photo of Billy KelleherBilly Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Have the witnesses ever encountered a case, either through peer discussions or in their own facilities, where they felt they had to refer a woman to England because they were unsure within the current parameters of the law, in order to provide treatment when she returned? In other words, she would not be able to get the treatment until such time as a decision had been made on that. Perhaps they will clarify that.

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