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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)

Jim Walsh: What is it about the Irish profession of psychiatrists that would make it different and can they give us an assurance that will not happen here?

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

Jim Walsh: May I comment?

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

Jim Walsh: I will preface my first question by saying that a reply to a freedom of information request from the UK Ministry for health recently identified that between 1992 and 2010, no Irish women availed of an abortion under that section which deals with saving the life of the mother. That abortion is not a treatment for suicide is the clear, unambiguous evidence we have been given at these hearings....

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

Jim Walsh: Capacity to consent is an issue. Could we get some idea if what this entails? My understanding is that where a major decision is being made by someone who has a mental illness, not to talk about being suicidal, it does not stand up in law and he or she would be discouraged from doing it. Abortion is an irrevocable decision which would be recommended. On a point made about the X case,...

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

Jim Walsh: Dr Burke mentioned that conscientious people can opt out. If they opt out of the panels, given that politicians and medical personnel can be broken down onto one side or the other-----

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

Jim Walsh: -----that might skew the outcomes because of the particular opinions of individuals involved. There is also the question of a lack of resources giving rise to a short-circuiting of the system. In other countries, all procedures were fully followed at the start, but within the space of 12 months people were taking shortcuts and notes were being left at reception already signed. A lack of...

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

Jim Walsh: Dr. Boylan put on the record that in one instance that he knew of-----

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

Jim Walsh: Or the lack of legislation-----

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

Jim Walsh: Is that true or untrue?

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

Jim Walsh: I did not ask if you referred-----

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

Jim Walsh: I still have a minute.

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

Jim Walsh: Finally, I have a question for Dr. Monaghan and, indeed, all the witnesses. Has there been any case in their experience where they have been so inhibited by current legislation that they were unable to deal with a mother whose life was at serious and substantial risk? Previous speakers were asked that question and only one case was cited, which was the recent case in Galway. I understood...

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

Jim Walsh: I compliment the four obstetricians and thank them for their forthrightness. It is refreshing. We have been homing in on suicidality, which is an area of concern for many. It is quite a subjective area. Could the witnesses comment on the recording of the data, under the heads of the Bill, which only goes to the Minister? We have asked this of other witnesses. It should be done in a...

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

Jim Walsh: My first question is for Dr. Boylan. In respect of head 3, he states consideration should be given to the possibility that termination might need to be carried out in a private institution. Could that include Marie Stopes? With regard to head 6 and the point made by Senator Bacik, when the psychiatric personnel were before us they actually made the point that the appropriate treatment for...

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

Jim Walsh: I have here-----

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

Jim Walsh: It is not about saving babies but about saving women only.

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

Jim Walsh: I wish to put my questions first to the Irish Medical Council representatives. Why do they feel the desire to merge heads 2 and 4? Deputy Kelleher referred to the guidelines which cover the risk of suicide. I assume the IMC monitors its guidelines, so what do the records show with regard to terminations for suicidality since 1992? Also in that regard, does the IMC have records on women...

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

Jim Walsh: As regards a mother presenting at 17, 18, 19 or 20 weeks - just short of viability - what is the IOG's view with regard to the need for medical psychiatric treatment for that lady over a number of weeks to carry her through, as one would do with any other patient who was not pregnant, to the stage where she could safely deliver that baby? I would put that question to the IMO as well, whose...

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

Jim Walsh: Is Dr. Holohan saying abortion is a treatment for suicidality? That is the key question.

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

Jim Walsh: It is a very simple question.