Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 13 December 2017

Joint Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution

Completion of the Examination of the Report and Recommendations of the Citizens' Assembly and Preparation of a Draft Report in accordance with the Terms of Reference of the Joint Committee

2:00 pm

Photo of Rónán MullenRónán Mullen (Independent)
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I cannot understand how members who might have voted against the provision of abortion on grounds of health simpliciter- on the basis, presumably, that it imports too wide a set of grounds and invokes the undemonstrated and, in fact, contra-indicated use of mental health as a ground - could vote for or support abortion on demand up to 12 weeks, which is effectively what this is about.