Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 31 May 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Report of the Review of the Operation of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018: Discussion

Ms Marie O'Shea:

Even a statutory duty. It does not necessarily have to be criminalisation. I think a statutory duty not to provide misleading information or engage in conduct. At least then a person does have recourse to the law through the courts, and that may be a disincentive to somebody.