Bríd Smith (Dublin South Central, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I wish to speak briefly on the issue of "serious harm". The phrase is used twice as it is used again at line 35 on page 9. We also believe it should be deleted and have tabled an amendment to that effect.

The matter is subjective in that one doctor might consider it to be serious harm to one's health if one's fallopian tube does not work again and another might consider that to be a minor element of harm. What a pregnant person or woman thinks must also be taken into account. I am not trying to insert that into the section but deleting "serious harm" stops it being subjective on the basis of there being a risk to health rather than serious harm to health.