Jan O'Sullivan (Limerick City, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Have I time for another question? It is about the definition issues, as the raised by the Chairman. There is no definition of substantial risk and in Britain there is the "in good faith" clause. In Mr. Thompson's' view, does this make it easier for medics to make decisions? Have there ever been court challenges on doctors' decisions or does that clause protect their medical judgment? I ask this in the context of Ireland's situation where the definition of the right to life of the unborn and the equal right to life of the mother causes real difficulties for medics' decisions as to when they are within the law or outside the law.