Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 October 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution

Risks to Health, Including Physical Health, of Pregnant Women: Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Dr. Peter Boylan and Dr. Meabh Ní Bhuinneáin

1:40 pm

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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Assuming there is a referendum passed, it is hoped in favour of a straightforward repeal, legislation would then be required. Is Dr. Boylan saying there is also a need for regulation, and following on from that medical ethics guidelines and so on, which would be the function of the various representative organisations? Regulation would be done by the Department of Health, I presume.