Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 30 November 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution
Ancillary Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly Report: Department of Health and the HSE
3:00 pm
Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
To be honest, I am glad they are one word answers, because nobody can misinterpret them.
The final question concerns the current legislation, the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013. Can the witness give us some background on how well that is working? One of my concerns is that we have heard evidence that we do not keep a record of the number of people who have tried to access a termination under that legislation but have been refused.
Therefore, we do not have accurate information on the effectiveness of the legislation. Can the witnesses comment briefly on the matter?
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