Voices at the hearings

‘It is about saving women’s lives’

The Bill is not about the risk of suicide in pregnancy. It is about saving women's lives, regardless of whether that risk to life is physical or mental – Master of the National Maternity Hospital Dr Rhona Mahony
Our psychiatric colleagues tell us that there is currently no available evidence to show that termination of pregnancy is a treatment for suicidal ideation or intent – Master of t he Rotunda Hospital Dr Sam Coulter Smyth

Marie O'Halloran

Marie O'Halloran

Marie O'Halloran is Parliamentary Correspondent of The Irish Times