Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 13 December 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution
Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee
2:00 pm
Kate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Motion 28 is in my name. I am fully supportive of the motion tabled by Deputies Kelleher and Lisa Chambers and Senator Ned O'Sullivan but I have a couple of issues with it on a technical level. The intention is to have a GP-led service. What about a case where somebody in a rural area does not want the local GP to know and presents at a Dublin maternity hospital? Could we amend the motion to say a GP or hospital doctor could deal with it? Perhaps I am wrong but I do not see any mention of termination tablets or oral medication.
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