Jonathan O'Brien (Cork North Central, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The amendment states that under section 10 notification before a termination of pregnancy in respect of a pregnant minor may only be carried out in accordance with section 10 when a copy of the certification report under that section has been served on a parent of the minor at least 24 hours before a termination of pregnancy is carried out. A person cannot get a termination under the section. The provision does not exist. Section 10 provides for definitions. That is one fundamental flaw in the measure. There is no reference to section 11 and, therefore, there is no need for notification to a parent under section 11. That section relates to a risk of the life or health of a pregnant minor.

The amendment states that under section 12, a doctor would have to notify the parents of the minor at least 48 hours before the termination of the pregnancy is carried out. Section 12 relates to the risk to the life or health of a pregnant minor in an emergency. That is where she is on the verge of dying. The proposers are saying no one can carry out a termination.

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