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
Catherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats) | Oireachtas source
I just have a few questions. We have heard a lot about criminalisation and about the concerns of people who work in labour wards around whether something can or cannot be done. One would need a barrister rather than an obstetrician in that scenario. When we consider the recruitment of staff and those who practise medicine - given that we are trying to recruit from a wide environment - does medical insurance play a role? Has it arisen as an impediment for people when considering a jurisdiction with this kind of regime?
No comments