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

Dr. Catherine Conlon:

No. The woman who returned three times had reported a sexual assault as the reason for the pregnancy, so it was particularly difficult for her. She eventually made her way to a woman's health clinic, which also referred her to a sexual assault treatment unit, SATU. They spoke to her about reporting the-----