Colette Kelleher (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister of State. She stated, "Terminations of pregnancy carried out in maternity hospitals or units can be either medical or surgical." Can she confirm that they are both - as is the right pathway for the woman - because medical can be the right way to go or surgical can be the right way to go? I refer to the particularity of the pathway for a woman who is in her 11th week. There seems to be some doubt in the minds of GPs about the clarity of that pathway. The Minister of State offered me some clarity but she did not offer me the clarity that I am seeking on the issue of the clinical pathway for a woman presenting at 11 weeks and the access to both surgical and medical in the hospital groups. The Minister of State did not answer that question but I would like if she could do so.