Séamus Healy (Tipperary South, Workers and Unemployed Action Group) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 2:

In page 6, between lines 1 and 2, to insert the following:" "consent" means consent obtained freely without threats or inducements, where the medical practitioner—

(a) is satisfied that the woman is capable of understanding the nature, purpose and likely effects of the proposed treatment, and
(b) has given the woman adequate information, in a form and language that the woman can understand, on the nature, purpose and likely effects of the
proposed treatment;".

These amendments relate to consent, which has been raised already. Amendment No. 2 is about the interpretation section and deals with the meaning of "consent" as part of the interpretation section of the Bill. Amendment No. 75 expands the meaning of consent and covers a range of issues in respect of adults, minors and those who reach the age of 16.