Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Medical Council, working with the HSE, will need to decide whether that is appropriate. Is it a leaflet or a website? That bit is, rightly, not for me. However, I have heard some doctors suggest that if a woman comes into a GP practice and the doctor is conscientiously objecting, he or she will have to telephone another GP to transfer the woman into his or her care. That is not the requirement. The requirement is as set out in the existing Medical Council guidelines to give the patient enough information to enable her to transfer to another doctor. Of course, the Medical Council will update its guidelines, as appropriate, to reflect the reality of the changes made in Ireland.