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
Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein)
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I have one question relating to the terminology and the revised legislative framework and the definition of "serious risk" or "substantial risk". I presume that will be left in the hands of the medical practitioner. Do any UN conventions or other international laws define "serious risk" or "substantial risk"?