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 Emily Logan:
I suppose the question there is whether a child's case should be brought into the adversarial system of a court. If we provide primary legislation and regulate, then that decision can be made in consultation with the physician. Obviously, the HSE and health and social services are in loco parentisso normal decision-making processes would ensue.
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