Billy Kelleher (Cork North Central, Fianna Fail)
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I welcome the witnesses. I have a number of questions. My first question is for Dr. Boylan. He said in his presentation, with regard to foetal abnormalities, that up to ten weeks, amniocentesis or chorionic villus testing-sampling could identify whether there is a genetic abnormality. How late in the gestation period would we have to allow for all testing to be done to identify any other forms of fatal foetal abnormality other than the genetic ones? Would we have to legislate for up to 22 weeks, 18 weeks or 16 weeks?