Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 November 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution

International Legal and Services Context: Dr. Gilda Sedgh, Guttmacher Institute and Ms Leah Hoctor, Center for Reproductive Rights

1:30 pm

Ms Leah Hoctor:

This is something that I would like to look into a bit further and come back to the committee on because I think there is information we can give. In Switzerland, the percentage in favour of the change was in the high 60s or up to 70. That is my understanding but I would need to double-check. It is possible we could suggest names of members of the Swiss legislature or Government at the time, and their counterparts in Portugal, who may be able to share this information in more detail. I will certainly look into that and come back to the committee.

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