Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 3 July 2013
Committee on Health and Children: Select Sub-Committee on Health
Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Committee Stage (Resumed)
4:15 pm
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
I know as an Opposition Deputy that the argument will come back, as it did in the Chairman's letter, that it could constitute a potential charge on the Exchequer but I can only appeal to the Minister to offer therapeutic counselling services for a woman who has been through this procedure. It is up to her whether she would seek to avail of the services and after care. I appeal to the Minister to give that serious consideration as it is within his gift alone to allow that to proceed through Report and Final Stages.
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