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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Regina Doherty: I will ask Dr. Kevin Walsh and Dr. Janice Walshe the same three questions. As I did not hear the beginning of Deputy Kelleher's intervention, I am not sure if I will be repeating his questions. Were any medical terminations carried out in either of the witnesses' specialties in Ireland in the past several years? Were any of their patients delayed treatment, voluntarily or otherwise, or...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Regina Doherty: Apologise with impunity. Dr. Ó Domhnaill is doing it again.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Regina Doherty: Bizarre.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Regina Doherty: The question I asked Professor Malone was based on his written submission in which he asked how can it suddenly become a recommended psychiatric treatment overnight by passing this legislation. Can he explain why he thinks that it will, given that all psychiatrists have stated that it is not a treatment for suicide?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Regina Doherty: Can I ask a question?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Regina Doherty: The law as it stands refers to circumstances in which all other treatments have failed and where abortion is the only option. In that scenario, it is not the only option.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Regina Doherty: Just because I am saying "No, I do not want the other option," it does not mean the law is changed.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Regina Doherty: Then the patient does not qualify for eligibility. She is not eligible.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Regina Doherty: She can say what she likes but she still will not qualify.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Regina Doherty: My first question is for Professor Kevin Malone. In his written testament - he also said it - he said he has a great concern, given that termination or abortion is not a treatment for suicide he questions about how it can suddenly become a recommended psychiatric treatment overnight on the passing of this legislation. Will he explain how and why he feels it will, given that psychiatrists...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Regina Doherty: Dr. McCabe said earlier that there were no criteria to medically assess a woman in crisis pregnancy who is suicidal. I beg your pardon; it was Dr. Jacqueline Montwill who said that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Regina Doherty: Will she please explain to me what she would do if a woman who is suicidal because of a crisis pregnancy presents to her today?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Regina Doherty: How will women miss out and not get a full assessment?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (Resumed) (20 May 2013)

Regina Doherty: I thank all four witnesses. My questions are for Dr. O'Grady and Dr. O'Keane. Dr. O'Keane spoke about the sudden onset of suicidal intent in a pregnant woman. Dr. O'Grady is in agreement with Dr. O'Keane that psychiatrists do not treat suicidal intent; rather, they manage the issues underlying the risk and they deal with those issues. This is where my concern arises. She stated further...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Regina Doherty: I had looked forward to hearing the contributions this afternoon because there was some genuine concerns raised with regard to how the process would be carried out differently in some of the smaller hospitals around the country versus some of the larger hospitals in our cities and in Dublin. The delegation addressed the matter but raised more concerns for me after two of the witnesses this...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Regina Doherty: That is an objectionable statement.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Regina Doherty: The only reason I asked the question again is because his opinion is so highly regarded, I would not like it to be misconstrued by people. He said if we introduced this legislation, it could lead to an increase in abortions. How and why?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children: Heads of Protection of Life during Pregnancy Bill 2013: Public Hearings (17 May 2013)

Regina Doherty: I thank the three witnesses for attending. My questions are primarily for Dr. Sam Coulter-Smith. He referred earlier to the ethical dilemma with regard to suicidal intent. Does that ethical dilemma still exist personally or professionally if a patient in his hospital is prescribed a termination of pregnancy by her psychiatrist? Dr. Coulter-Smith referred also to the ethical dilemma he...

Good Friday Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 May 2013)

Regina Doherty: It is hard to believe I have only two minutes for such a momentous topic, so I will have to talk fast.

Good Friday Agreement: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (15 May 2013)

Regina Doherty: It is genuinely hard to believe that last month was the 15th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. After 30 years of violence and more than 3,700 deaths across the island, we all recognise the peace of the day many people thought would never come. For me, a fundamental core value of the Agreement was the promotion of integrated education, but today only 7% of the children in Northern...