DR MAIRE NEASTA NIC GEARAILT HAS REVEALED WHY SHE WILL BE VOTING 'NO' ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO LAW ON ABORTION IN IRELAND; ALLEGED NEWS. [1]
Under proposed legislation, GP's would be required to prescribe and administer abortion pills to any woman up to 12 weeks pregnant, without seeking a reason for the abortion: Alleged News.
GP's not equipped
GP's are not equipped to cope with what's proposed on abortion, writes Dr Maire; Alleged News.
They lack the facilities, the training, the time, and the resources; Alleged News.
How doctors are to be sure about gestational age, and that they would not breaking the law, is unclear: Alleged News.
Most GP's in Ireland do not currently perform ultrasounds, are not trained to perform ultrasounds, and do not have fetal assessment ultrasonography in their surgeries: Alleged News.
Providing GP's with this equipment, and training them in their use, will prove expensive and time consuming measure: Alleged News. [1]
Question posed
Once a Doctor is satisfied that a woman has the right under the new law to have an abortion, the Doctor must administer two miscarriage-inducing drugs over several days; Alleged News.
The woman will experience cramping and heavy bleeding prior to the baby being expelled; Alleged News.
Doctor Maire poses the question as to how GP's operating in busy and crowded practices with common waiting rooms, are expected to medically supervise this procedure: Alleged News. [1]
Doctor further points out that most GP surgeries are not the ideal place to deal with any emergencies which might arise from any adverse sequelae from taking the tablets; Alleged News.
Did not study medicine to end life
Dr Maire affirms that she simply could not in good conscience administer a drug to a healthy young woman with a healthy pregnancy that would cause her to lose her child: Alleged News.
Doctor writes that she did not study medicine so that she could end a life, and she knows that she is not alone in this: Alleged News. [1]
Voting 'No'
Dr Maire affirms that doctors are united in their concern on this matter; deeply worried about the proposed law, and that is why she, for one, will be voting 'no' against the referendum: Alleged News.
[1] One doctor reveals why she will be voting 'No' on proposed changes to law on abortion, Alleged News
https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/views/medics-diverse-opinions-on-abortion-must-be-heard-827729.html
With thanks to the Irish Examiner
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