Dr Peter Boylan, who was appointed by Minister for Health Simon Harris to assist the HSE with the implementation of abortion services, is adamant that the service should go ahead on January 1st. He said that while he acknowledges the service will not be perfect, “if we had to wait for a perfect service for doctors it could take years”. To suggest that women would have to wait until the service was perfect would be unfair to women, he said. Dr Boylan pointed out that the strands of the new service include the prescribing of abortion pills. However, leading obstetricians are also seeking to have the introduction of abortion delayed “because of risks to patient safety due to inadequate preparation” for it.

Source: The Irish Times December 07, 2018 09:56 UTC