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:
They are doing so for myriad reasons, I suppose. Many of them would not be able to see a way of having their child.
There could be a whole host of reasons why they would travel. I suppose for them to feel forced to travel means they feel forced to have an abortion. I think it is just getting into the whole issue of pressure and how we view people in difficult pregnancy situations.