Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 29 November 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution
Termination in Cases of Foetal Abnormality: Mr. Peter Thompson, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital
1:30 pm
Rónán Mullen (Independent)
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He said he is not an expert on foetal pain. When Mr. Thompson carries out an ultrasound-guided abortion, what does he see? I have never seen such a thing. When he gives an injection, does the unborn move in any way? Is that indicative of feeling or any kind of awareness? Is it merely the nervous system? Can he give us an image of the procedure in that regard?