Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 19 December 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed)

9:00 am

Professor Deirdre Madden:

Absolutely. Studies show us that between 5% and 10% of children who are born in natural reproduction are not the child of the father who is acknowledged on the birth certificate.