Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I have referred to the 2103 Act because that is the law today. The wording is the same as what the law will be when we pass this legislation. Therefore, it is being operated today in a way that reflects Medical Council guidelines which state practitioners can meet the test set out in law once they either make the information available if the woman is in a position to make her own arrangements, or, if she is not in such a position, arrange the change.