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.