Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 October 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution

Risks to Health, Including Physical Health, of Pregnant Women: Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Dr. Peter Boylan and Dr. Meabh Ní Bhuinneáin

1:40 pm

Dr. Meabh Ní Bhuinneáin:

The current legislation allows us to document and then get a second opinion, if time allows, on the reasons we consider that in these circumstances the woman's life is at risk. Medical emergencies do not necessarily happen in an hour or in three hours. This might go on through the night and into the early morning. There is still time, which is the fourth dimension, in this decision making process.

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