Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013
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17. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), nothing in this Act shall be construed as obliging any medical practitioner, nurse or midwife to carry out, or to assist in carrying out, any medical procedure referred to in section 7 (1) or 9 (1) to which he or she has a conscientious objection. | ||
(2) Subsection (1) shall not be construed to affect any duty to participate in any medical procedure referred to in section 8 (1). | ||
(3) A person who has a conscientious objection referred to in subsection (1) shall make such arrangements for the transfer of care of the pregnant woman concerned as may be necessary to enable the woman to avail of the medical procedure concerned. |