Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 4 October 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution

Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations

1:30 pm

Ms Christina Zampas:

I do not think psychological counselling should be mandatory. If women would like to have such counselling, of course it should be treated like any other health care service and any other decision regarding women's health. If a woman has a problem with the decision she has made, or with any aspect of her life, the State should be able to provide psychological services to her to help her realise her right to health, including her right to mental health. I refer to decisions relating to abortion or to any other decisions made by a woman, or a man for that matter. I think the State should provide appropriate psychological care in such circumstances if that is what the person wants.

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