Regulation of Information (Services Outside the State For Termination of Pregnancies) Act, 1995
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Prohibition on receipt of certain financial or other benefits or advantages. |
7.—(1) It shall not be lawful for a person to whom section 5 applies or the employer or principal of the person or (if the person is a body) any person who has an interest, direct or indirect, in the body to obtain, directly or indirectly, any financial or other benefit or advantage, whether by way of voluntary donation or otherwise, from any person who provides services outside the State for the termination of pregnancies or (if the last-mentioned person is a body) any person who has an interest, direct or indirect, in the body. | |
(2) It shall not be lawful for a person to whom section 5 applies and to whom a request specified in that section has been made or the employer or principal of the person or (if the person is a body) any person who has an interest, direct or indirect, in the body to obtain, directly or indirectly, from the woman concerned or any other person a special financial or other benefit or advantage (whether separately or together with any other benefit or advantage) in respect of— | ||
(a) the giving of Act information by the person to the woman or to any person on her behalf, or | ||
(b) the availing by the woman of a service provided outside the State for the termination of pregnancies. | ||
(3) In subsection (2) “special financial or other benefit or advantage”, in relation to a person, means a financial or other benefit or advantage different in kind or larger in amount, size or quantity thanthat that would be obtainable by the person in respect of information, advice or counselling in relation to pregnancy given by the person to the woman concerned if— | ||
(a) it did not include Act information, and | ||
(b) the woman did not avail of a service provided outside the State for the termination of pregnancies, | ||
but does not include any financial or other benefit or advantage obtained by the person from another person (not being a person providing a service outside the State for the termination of pregnancies) in respect of treatment, information, advice or counselling given by the first-mentioned person to or for the woman subsequent to and consequent upon the termination of the pregnancy of the woman. |