Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 25 October 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution

Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Termination for Medical Reasons Ireland

1:30 pm

Photo of Ruth CoppingerRuth Coppinger (Dublin West, Solidarity)
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I did not know that this was going to come up in public session. The matter came up in an earlier session, and if the person wanted to reply he should have raised it there. Things have just been said that are completely and utterly refuted by Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, who actually conducted an investigation and did not just read the notes. It is quite upsetting that this is constantly being brought up in the week when this women's family must relive the nightmare of what happened. It is her family that wanted social change arising from her death. It is very awkward; who will answer all this, and who will address these untruths and misinformation?