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
Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Following on from that, does Dr. Boylan believe the baby in the womb should be seen as a doctor's patient with the same rights as everyone else? If he does not, then what rights does he believe the baby should have, given that the baby's heartbeat starts just after three weeks in the womb? When does he think babies should a right to life in law?
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