Dr. John Kennedy:

Absolutely. The medical clinical oversight of the surrogate generally would be undertaken at the obstetric level because these are women who have now become pregnant. I believe the obstetric care in Ireland is of an incredibly high standard. All these patients would be screened thoroughly by an obstetrician and a multi-disciplinary team before they ever became pregnant in the first instance. I do not have many concerns in that regard. I believe couples who avail of surrogacy and women who are used as surrogates in Ireland enjoy a very high standard of care. I believe the complication rate will be low comparative to international figures and that they will be very well looked after. The problem is that they will not have the opportunity to do so.