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
Catherine Noone (Fine Gael)
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In fairness, there is no obligation on a witness to give a "yes or no" answer under fair procedures. I think they can answer the questions in whichever way they wish. Perhaps it is an area of speculation that we would like the witnesses to venture into. In fairness to them, I think they have answered in the way they wish to answer. Deputy O'Brien has a point of clarification.