Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for coming in as when somebody is pregnant, the doctors are working at the coalface. They are the first port of call. Doctors operate within a legal framework of an equal right to life rather than a right to health. Doctors are supposed to be looking after the health of a patient, which is incredibly difficult.

We might consider matters such as gestational limits. In Canada, for example, this is dealt with exclusively as a health care matter between a woman and her doctor. There are no prescribed limits, as far as I know. I presume the witnesses are familiar with that system. Will they elaborate on how that works, from what they know?