Cathal BarrySpokeswoman was responding to reports that the College of Psychiatrists has advised its members not to participate in review panels for abortion in the absence of clinical guidelines from the Department of Health.
The Pro Life Campaign has said “the deep-seated flaws in the Government’s new abortion law are starting to reveal themselves”.
Spokeswoman Dr Ruth Cullen (pictured) was responding to reports last week that the College of Psychiatrists has advised its members not to participate in review panels for abortion in the absence of clinical guidelines from the Department of Health.
“The Government knew perfectly well when it introduced the law that abortion is not a treatment for suicidal feelings and may in fact be detrimental to women’s health,” Dr Cullen said.
“The fact that the Government this week activated the new law without any clinical guidelines in place is further proof that the push for abortion legislation over the past year had everything to do with achieving an ideological goal rather than concern for women’s lives or the lives of their unborn babies,” she said.