Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 8 November 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution

Risks to Mental Health: Dr. Anthony McCarthy, National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street

1:30 pm

Dr. Anthony McCarthy:

Did Senator Mullen hear my answer? Does he realise what he answered? I said we are accepting that termination of pregnancy and pregnancy are both serious threats to a woman's mental health. Therefore, we should develop a system where women, before they get pregnant, should see a psychiatrist to have their mental health assessed before they can have a baby or termination.