By David Young, PAA sexual assault victim seeking an abortion was “actively obstructed” by a GP as she returned three times seeking treatment, Oireachtas members have heard. “You could hear very negative responses to you asking for abortion care if that was the case,” she said. “We had one woman, a migrant woman living in the west of Ireland, who attended seven GPs before she was referred to the options. “And then one who was actively obstructed by a GP she would have returned to three times. “The woman who returned three times had reported a sexual assault, that had been the reason for the pregnancy, so it was particularly difficult for her.

Source: The Herald May 31, 2023 18:29 UTC