Dáil debates

Thursday, 11 July 2013

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill 2013: Report Stage (Resumed)

 

7:35 am

Photo of Richard Boyd BarrettRichard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 81:

In page 10, after line 39, to insert the following:
Fatal foetal abnormality
10. (1) It shall be lawful to carry out a medical procedure in respect of a pregnant woman in accordance with this section in the course of which, or as a result of which, a pregnancy is ended, where--
(a) the medical procedure is carried out by an obstetrician at an appropriate institution, and

(b) subject to section 19, two medical practitioners, having examined the pregnant woman, have jointly certified that the foetus in question has a fatal foetal abnormality.
(2) Of the 2 medical practitioners referred to in subsection (1)(b)--
(a) one shall be an obstetrician who practices as such at an appropriate institution, and

(b) the other shall be a perinatologist who practices as such at an appropriate institution.
(3) If practicable, at least one of the medical practitioners referred to in subsection (1)(b) shall, only with the pregnant woman's agreement, consult with the woman's general practitioner (if any) for the purposes of obtaining information in respect of the woman from that general practitioner that may assist the medical practitioners in their decision as to whether or not to make a section 10 certification in respect of the woman.

(4) Subject to section 19, the certifying obstetrician shall--
(a) forward, or cause to be forwarded, the section 10 certification to an appropriate institution, and

(b) make such arrangements as may be necessary for the carrying out of the medical procedure to which the section 10 certification relates at the appropriate institution.”.

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