Kate O'Connell (Dublin Bay South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The other issue I have is that my understanding – I have checked this with consultants – is that currently termination tablets are licensed up to ten weeks in the domestic, non-clinical setting and thereafter can be used depending on the doctor. The reason I changed my original motion to 12 weeks was to allow for variations in menstrual cycle length but also to encompass a change in the drug licensing laws. The morning after pill in this country was licensed for 72 hours and now we have a version available for five days. That changed in recent times. I just do not want the motion to be in any way restrictive if something developed. We could include medical doctor rather than GP to cover cases where somebody presents at a hospital. I accept what Deputy Kelleher said about the doctor making the decision and that is fine, but also that it would be determined by licensing practice.