Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 January 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

General Scheme of the Health (Termination of Pregnancy Services (Safe Access Zones)) Bill 2022: Department of Health (Resumed)

Ms Caitriona Mason:

To follow on, while we have not undertaken a survey, we are drawing on the experience of the My Options website operated by the HSE. Over half of providers have registered on My Options, which indicates that people are reluctant to come forward for fear of whatever, but I assume that protests would be one of the issues involved.