Lawyers set to give evidence to Oireachtas committee on Eighth Amendment

Barrister William Binchy and solicitor Caroline Simons were among names proposed at a private committee meeting yesterday, though the agreed list has not yet been published.

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission will also be invited to present evidence to the 21-member committee.

However, neither pro-choice nor anti-abortion advocacy groups will be invited to give evidence before the committee, it has decided.

Senator Catherine Noone, chair of the committee, told The Irish Times that yesterday’s meeting was “constructive and respectful”.

The first public meeting of the committee takes place next Wednesday 20 September and will hear from Ms Justice Mary Laffoy, who chaired the recent Citizens’ Assembly on the subject.