Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children

Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed)

4:15 pm

Photo of Fidelma Healy EamesFidelma Healy Eames (Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

I would be grateful if Ms McDonagh might answer my second question, whether in the event of premature induced delivery which could lead to severe disablement of a child the State could be liable, given that under head 4 it was acting against best medical practice?