Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 November 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution

International Context: Dr. Patricia Lohr, British Pregnancy Advisory Service

1:30 pm

Dr. Patricia Lohr:

Two doctors must agree and on the same ground. Both doctors need to be of the same opinion. If one doctor believes the anomaly is severe but the other does not then it may not be possible for the abortion to be performed under ground E.