Master of Rotunda: Doctors' hands tied by 8th Amendment; five former chairs refute his comments

The Master of the Rotunda Hospital has said doctors' hands are tied by the Eighth Amendment despite five former chairmen of the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists refuting similar suggestions as "a serious misrepresentation of the Irish maternal health system".

Professor Fergal Malone says many doctors delay acting to help a pregnant woman who may need an abortion, because of uncertainty about the law.