Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 October 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution

Termination Arising From Rape: Mr. Tom O'Malley, NUI Galway; Dublin Rape Crisis Centre; and Dr. Maeve Eogan, Rotunda Hospital

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1:30 pm

Ms Noeline Blackwell:

There are many pleas where people agree to plead guilty to a serious sexual assault charge if a rape charge is withdrawn, which has a lesser sentence. That happens all the time. There is not enough study carried out in that area.

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