Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 15 November 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution

Socioeconomic Context: Dr. Caitriona Henchion and Mr. Niall Behan, Irish Family Planning Association

1:30 pm

Photo of Catherine MurphyCatherine Murphy (Kildare North, Social Democrats)
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I thank Dr. Henchion. In respect of people accessing medication online, she has said that abortion is a relatively safe procedure, but it is obviously not safe in every set of circumstances and needs to be carried out in a health care context. What kind of risks are we talking about? With specific regard to pills ordered online, is there a health risk or a risk to life? Will Dr. Henchion articulate any such risks?