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Irish Examiner
The professional body for obstetricians and gynaecologists is to hold an extraordinary general meeting to discuss the introduction of abortion services.
The Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists confirmed it had received a motion seeking an EGM.
The national professional and training body has around 200 members who are experienced obstetricians and gynaecologists. . . [Full text]
The Irish Times
The Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists will hold an extraordinary general meeting on Friday to discuss the Government’s proposed abortion legislation.
Divergence of views on abortion proposals is expected to arise but chairman of the institute Dr Peter Boylan rejected a claim made by retired obstetrician Dr Eamon McGuinness that there was “possibly a little dispute” on the executive about the decision to support repeal of the Eighth Amendment.
Dr Boylan said 19 of the executive’s approximately 25 members attended the executive meeting at which the decision was made to support repeal of the Eighth Amendment.
“Everybody voted in favour of the institute being in favour of repeal. There was one abstention but nobody voted against it,” he said.