Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 March 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Women's Reproductive Health: Discussion

1:30 pm

Photo of Rónán MullenRónán Mullen (Independent) | Oireachtas source

It is one last quick question because it is International Women's Day. There is a problem internationally of gendercide in countries such as China, India, and the Caucasus regions where girls are aborted disproportionately because less value is placed on girls' lives. Does the UN oppose gender as a ground for abortion or is that also the parents' right to decide?

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