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Thursday, 24th
May 2018 Letter by 100+ Cork Doctors on Why They Are Voting Yes We, The Cork Doctors
For Yes, are a collection of medical professionals comprising Doctors from various medical specialties, including General Prac- tice, Obstetrics, Psychiatry and Public Health Medi- cine. We are drawn from a broad demographic spec- trum, varying in age, gen- der, religion and personal background. Some of us are hospital-based, others are based in a community setting, representing both urban and rural General Practice. We are united in our belief that the Amendment
Eighth is harming
many of our patients. It is our duty to advocate for our patients. We are calling for a Yes vote on May 25th
is why. The
management
and this of
pregnancy for women in Ireland involves combined care between GPs and Ob- stetricians. Maternal and Fetal Medicine in Ireland is of a world-class standard. Most of our antenatal pa- tients have a very positive experience of
their preg-
nancy and the professional care they receive. However, we are all too life is compli-
aware that
cated. We know that not all crisis pregnancies can be prevented. Not all wanted
pregnancies will result in a baby capable of life after birth. Not all women can carry a pregnancy to term without putting her health and her life at significant medical risk. As medical professionals
we have first-hand expe- rience of the unique and difficult situations that can arise for a woman and her family as a result of preg- nancy. You have
heard
about these women in the past
number of weeks:
women with significant health problems during pregnancy, or those preg- nancies complicated by fa- tal fetal abnormalities, and women pregnant as a result of incest or rape. These women are our patients. It is because of them that we are involved in advocating for a yes vote. Our duty is to discuss all
options with the woman and her partner, and to give compassionate, supportive and evidenced-based care. What is right for one per- son in a crisis situation may not be right for another. Our role is not to judge or question the patient’s deci- sion. Under the 8th
amend-
ment we cannot fulfill the most
basic requirements
of good clinical practice if our patient decides on or needs a termination of pregnancy.
Some of us
have spoken publicly about the shame we feel that the women and families who need us most have been ex- ported to Britain to access the care they desperately need. May 25th
is not a vote
on introducing abortion to Ireland. Abortion is an every-day reality here, but it is happening in an unreg- ulated, unsupervised and unsupported way. We are extremely concerned about the data which shows that increasing numbers of our patients are buying’ abor- tion pills’ on-line and tak- ing them at home. This is both unregulated and un- safe, and women and girls who take such medications are outside the protective net of our healthcare sys- tem. The status quo is not
acceptable. Our patients who find themselves with a crisis in pregnancy need the best possible healthcare at home in Ireland. The 8th amendment has impeded our care and our practice for a long time. In summary, our deci-
sion to advocate for a Yes vote is informed by evi- dence and experience. For all the women and
families we have been un- able to help in the past, we advocate a Yes vote. For all our future pa-
tients, who want to live in an Ireland where they will be cared for with compas- sion
and understanding,
we advocate a Yes vote. For all our own families
and loved ones, who may at some time in the future encounter some of life’s most difficult situations and may need to rely on the best healthcare Ireland can give them, we advocate a Yes on May 25th
.
Yours Faithfully, Dr. Liz Barry, GP Dr Cathy Burke, Con-
sultant Obstetrician. Dr. Maria Bohane, GP Dr. Kate Marie Boyle,
GP Dr. Claire Buckley, Con-
sultant in Public Health Dr. Phillip Cantillon, GP Dr. Susan Cavanagh,
GP GP
Dr. Aideen Coleman,
Dr. Alison Creagan , GP Dr. Emer Crosbie, GP Dr. Matt Dahm, GP Dr. Annette Daly, GP Dr. Maeve Davis, GP Dr. Michele Dillon, GP Dr. Sarah Duggan, GP Dr. Eanna Falvey, Sport
Physician Dr. Mary Favier, GP Dr. Sarah Fitzgibbon,
GP
Dr. Louise Fullam, GP Professor Richard
Greene, Consultant Obste- trician.
Dr. Minne Geisler, Con-
sultant Obstetrician. Dr. Trish Horgan, GP Dr. Ken Harte, GP Dr. Deirdre Hayes-Ry-
an. SpR Obs/Gyn Dr. Änne Helps, SpR Obs/Gyn Dr. Matt Hewitt, Con-
sultant Obstetrician Dr. Aisling Jennings, GP Dr. Emma Kenefick, GP Dr. Noreen Kelly, GP Professor Louise Kenny,
Consultant Obstetrician Dr. Laura Lane, GP Dr. Noreen Lynch, GP Dr. Andrew Lyne, GP Dr. Aoife Lyons, GP Dr. Ciara McCarthy, GP Dr. Claire
SpR Obs/Gyn Dr. Claire
GP Dr. Fergus McCarthy,
Consultant Obstetrician Dr. Sean McCarthy, GP Dr.
Shane GP Dr. Annmarie McGuin-
ley, GP Dr. Karen McNamara,
SpR Obs/Gyn Dr.
Aoife McSweeney,
SpR Obs/Gyn Dr. Fionnuala
McSweeney, GP Dr. Ray Mulready, GP Dr. Carmel Murphy, GP Dr. Deirdre Muller Neff,
Consultant Psychiatrist Dr. Aoife Ní Chorcoran,
Consultant Psychiatrist Dr. Sadhbh Ní Lionaird,
McCarthy,
McCarthy, McCarthy,
GP GP
Dr. Èabha Ní Mhurchú,
Dr. Ciara Nolan, GP Dr. Aine Murphy O’Cal- laghan, GP Dr. Anna Durand O’Connor, SpR Obs/Gyn Dr. Ciara O’Connell,
GP Dr. Keelin O’Donoghue,
Consultant Obstetrician Dr. Ann Marie O’Flynn,
Consultant Cardiologist Dr. Una O’Halloran,
GP GP
Dr. John J. O’Riordan, Dr. Sarah O’Shaugh-
nessy, GP Dr. Jan O’Sullivan, GP Dr. Suzanne O’Sullivan,
Consultant Obstetrician Dr. Oriel Perrott, GP Dr. Aideen Phelan, GP Professor Liam Plant,
Consultant in Renal Med- icine Dr. Diarmuid Quinlan,
GP Dr. Meena Ramphul,
SpR Obs/Gyn Dr. Tara Rigney, SpR in Obs/Gyn Dr. Sheila Rochford, GP Dr. Noreen Russell,
Consultant Obstetrician. Dr. Paul Ryan, GP Dr. Sarah Sheehan, GP Dr. Mike Thompson,
GP
Dr. Emma Tobin, GP Dr. Carolyn Wallace, GP Dr. Laura Linehan, SpR
Obs/Gyn Dr. Criona Walshe,
Consultant Anaesthetist Dr. Trish Ryan, GP Dr. Karen O’Connor Dr . Kevin Murphy,
Consultant Radiologist Dr. Anthony O’Connor,
Consultant Gastroenterol- ogist Dr. Brenda Moran, GP Dr. Ailish Bohane, GP Dr. Dereck Power, Con-
sultant Oncologist Dr. Paul Nolan, GP Professor Patricia Kear-
ney, Consultant Epidemi- ologist Mr. Thomas Murphy,
Consultant Surgeon Dr. Deirdre Long, GP Dr. Mike Barrett, Con-
sultant, Pediatrician Dr. Mary Jane Brassill, Endocrinolo-
Consultant gist
Dr. Emer O Callaghan, GP
Dr. Corona Walshs, SpR Obs/Gyn Dr. Laura Linehsn, SpR Obs/Gyn Dr. Tony Foley, GP Dr. Aifric O’ Driscoll,
GP
Dr. Louise Nestor, GP Dr. Leah Flynn, GP Dr. Yvonne Hayes, GP Dr. Brendan Payne, GP Dr. Karen O’Connor,
Consultant Psychiatrist Dr. Ger McLoughlin,
GP Dr. Breda Moran East Cork Well Presented at the IBTS Munster Donor Awards by JOHN SHEEHAN PHOTOGRAPHY
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• Eric McCarthy, Killeagh; Tony McCarthy, Killeagh; Liam Murphy, Ladysbridge; Anthony Hussey, Youghal; Tim McCarthy, Killeagh; Sylvie O’Mahony, Midleton; John Smith, Cork and Lily Cullinane, Leamlara pictured at the Irish Blood Transfusion Munster Donor Awards at the Rochestown Park Hotel on Sunday. (Picture. John Sheehan Photography).
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