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

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1:40 pm

Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran:

I would proceed according to the woman's wishes. If those 4,800 women could access the same care which they can receive in England and be assessed by a doctor who could offer an abortion legally, that would be the best outcome for the women of Ireland.

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