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

Photo of Jerry ButtimerJerry Buttimer (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

In the closing paragraph of his presentation, Dr. Boylan speaks about how initial restrictive termination law has evolved into more liberal practise in other jurisdictions. Given that backdrop, and the commentary that the floodgates could open in other jurisdictions, as medical professionals what is their view of the situation?

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