Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 8 November 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution
International Legal and Services Context: Dr. Gilda Sedgh, Guttmacher Institute and Ms Leah Hoctor, Center for Reproductive Rights
1:30 pm
Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Fine Gael)
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I am very disappointed that the two organisations present will not give me any comment about the eighth amendment. They seem to know everything else and seem to have answers for everything else. I just asked a simple question about the eighth amendment, which is a massive issue here in Ireland. In fairness, we invited both here today and I am sure they knew the main issue was the eighth amendment. One would think they would have done some kind of investigation into the eighth amendment. The taxpayer pays for these people here today. I am asking a simple question and I cannot get a simple answer.