Dáil debates
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
Leaders' Questions
12:50 pm
Leo Varadkar (Dublin West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
If she has not done so already, Sarah should make a complaint to the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland, the professional body which regulates pharmacists. If there was any inappropriate or invasive questioning, it will be able to take that issue further. However, it is relatively standard practice that when somebody requests emergency contraception, a practitioner would try to give advice on contraception more broadly. For example, it may be the correct choice for an individual at a particular point in time, but it may also be advisable that she goes on more regular contraception. Sometimes pharmacists and doctors will offer people advice in that area. Certainly that should not happen in an invasive way or take the form of an interrogation. It should always be respectful, seeking information only. If the woman the Deputy mentioned feels that she was treated badly by a pharmacist or by a doctor, I would encourage her to make a complaint.
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