Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 23 November 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution
Obstetric Medicine in the Netherlands: Professor Sjef Gevers and Professor Eva Pajkrt, University of Amsterdam
2:00 pm
Lisa Chambers (Mayo, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source
It is not that the Netherlands disregards the unborn. Gestational limits are in place, there is a regulated service, counselling is offered and there is a reflection period of five days. Obviously, checks and balances are in place to ensure that things are done properly.
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