Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 6 November 2018

Select Committee on Health

Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Bill 2018: Committee Stage

11:00 am

Photo of Margaret Murphy O'MahonyMargaret Murphy O'Mahony (Cork South West, Fianna Fail)
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The phrase "chilling effect" has come up quite a lot today. That may also be a little abstract, but I know from where the Minister is coming. He says the word "necessary" would have a chilling effect. I think the word "appropriate", because it is more abstract than "necessary", might have more of a chilling effect. I would be in favour of inserting the word "necessary" into the provision.