Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution
Eighth Amendment of the Constitution: Constitutional Issues Arising from the Citizens Assembly Recommendations
1:30 pm
Ms Christina Zampas:
It implies a certain idea that women are unable to make decisions on their own. It questions women's decision-making agency when states impose mandatory psychological counselling beforehand or waiting periods. A woman has already usually made a very clear decision on what she wants by the time she seeks an abortion. I just wanted to make that clear.