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

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1:40 pm

Dr. Meabh Ní Bhuinneáin:

It is international practice not to introduce measures that introduce delays. However, we are moving from one extremely restrictive practice to debating what is best for society in Ireland. Ultimately the electorate will decide how liberal the result will be.

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