Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
General Scheme of Assisted Human Reproduction Bill 2017: Discussion (Resumed)
Ms Paula Fagan:
I see what the Deputy means. I do not think so. Prospectively, I think the difference is that at least people will be clear. They will be making decisions in an informed way. They will know. People are still somewhat in the dark at the moment, even with the Children and Family Relationships Act, because it is not fully commenced. They are making decisions. We met a family the other day that was trying to decide whether to go to England or stay here, around having their second child. They were trying to pre-empt what the legislation is going to contain.