Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 19 September 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Clinical Guidelines for the Introduction of Abortion Services: Discussion
9:00 am
Dr. Suzanne Crowe:
I might address the point about conscientious objection. The updated ethical guide will reflect the concerns that the Deputy is raising. Alongside public and professional consultation, we will seek to place the patient's voice front and centre in that conversation and the doctor's view on the issue very much in the background. There is an obligation in the guide to refer to another provider, but we will emphasise that it should also be timely.
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