Jim Walsh (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I am glad the Minister took on board the question and that he sought clarification from, presumably, one of the masters of the hospital on that issue. I note that the Minister said "is" - in other words the present tense. I fully accept that in Ireland today any procedure that is done is to treat the mother and the mother's life threatening condition and, therefore, an indirect consequence of that is that the baby is lost. However, this Bill changes from that position. I am concerned about section 9. Like Senator Colm Burke I have spoken with obstetricians in this country.