Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 29 November 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution

Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Mr. Peter Thompson, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital

1:30 pm

Photo of Bríd SmithBríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I note that a post mortem on the foetus is often recommended for medical information for future pregnancies. Sometimes the information that might result from that post mortem can be difficult for a woman to accept and absorb if there are issues about her anatomy and the possibility of conceiving and bearing to full term in a normal way. Would Mr. Thompson comment on the sort of follow-up needed from various specialists, that is not available in Ireland, and the possibility of having a post mortem on the foetus to advise for the future reproductive health of the woman?

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