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

Mr. William Prasifka:

I would not say "conflict", but it is important to note that there is a difference between what is legal and what may be good practice. It may be legal for a doctor to overprescribe a certain medication, but that does not mean that doing so is in the best interests of the patient. The legislation and the ethical guide have two separate sets of objectives, and it would be important to view them as complementary. They have two different missions, so they are not always the same.

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