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
Peter Fitzpatrick (Louth, Fine Gael)
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My second question is about the counsellors. Was Mr. Behan aware that some of the Irish Family Planning Association clinics were found to be engaging in a dangerous practice in recent years, specifically in 2012? I will not go into detail but some of the counsellors were found to be telling women they could tell lies to doctors by telling them they had miscarriages rather than abortions. The master of the Rotunda at the time said this would put a woman's life at risk. Mr. Behan talked today about being able to look after women's health properly and about looking after them to the highest health care standards. Does Mr. Behan think the counsellors who told these women they could lie to the doctors were meeting the highest health care standards?