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
Catherine Noone (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
The Citizens' Assembly in its report states that on reason 13, no restriction as to reasons, it voted as follows: number of eligible voters - 88; number of votes cast - 88; number of invalid votes - 1. In terms of subheads the report states: A. Never for this reason - 29 votes; B1. Up to 12 weeks gestation only - 25; B2. Up to 22 weeks gestation only - 23; B3. With no restriction as to gestational age - 4; and prefer not to state an opinion - 6. There were 52 votes or 64% in favour of the 12 weeks.
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