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:

I am always aware of the difference between giving an opinion and giving research evidence. As a human being, how can it not be better for someone to have a compassionate and supportive experience, and not feel judged in a hospital and that they cannot talk about something? There has been no formal published research on that, however.