Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 November 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution

International Context: Dr. Patricia Lohr, British Pregnancy Advisory Service

1:30 pm

Photo of Lynn RuaneLynn Ruane (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank Dr. Lohr for the presentation. I believe I am correct in saying that most abortions in the UK happen under the broad mental health grounds, with sign-off from two doctors. Are women ever denied an abortion on these grounds? What would the reasons be for a denial? Does the phrasing of the grounds and the verification process ever act as a barrier?

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