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

Photo of Catherine NooneCatherine 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.