Written answers
Tuesday, 3 July 2018
Department of Health
Legislative Measures
Brendan Ryan (Dublin Fingal, Labour)
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325. To ask the Minister for Health if the drafting of legislation to allow termination of pregnancies will include provisions to protect advice centres, medical practitioners and hospitals from protests and other measures to protect women and medical practitioners from harassment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28998/18]
Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Work is ongoing on the legislation to regulate termination of pregnancy. This legislation will be based on the General Scheme of a Bill to Regulate Termination of Pregnancy approved by Government on the 27 of March and published on the Department of Health website.
A range of issues are being considered in developing the legislation and operational response to the referendum including the issue the Deputy raises.
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