Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 22 November 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution

Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Ms Liz McDermott, One Day More

1:30 pm

Ms Liz McDermott:

Very definitely. The data would show that when abortion is legalised it is very difficult. The committee has heard the medical experts saying that they want really rather flexible legislation because it is very hard to put women within certain categories if the State legalises abortion in situations A, B and C-----