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:

An abortion law that allows the decision to be made by the woman in consultation with her doctor is probably the best way to protect against human rights violations, not to say that it will even do that. I believe it is far better than a grounds-based approach. We are seeing human rights bodies starting to recognise that. In terms of the Citizens' Assembly recommendations, serious consideration should be given towards having a proposal which calls for abortion on request.

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