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

1:30 pm

Dr. Maeve Eogan:

At the time emergency contraception was not as available or effective, so things may be different now. In general, people have a greater awareness. Even in normal obstetric practice, people generally present with their pregnancies earlier than previously.