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: One Day More (Resumed)

1:30 pm

Ms Liz McDermott:

If there is a risk to the physical health and it is presented by a serious complication within pregnancy, an abortion, a termination or a treatment must be given that targets it. That is instead of deliberately targeting the life of the child.