Published 17 January 2019
The Dáil has heard that a woman who was 14-weeks pregnant carrying a foetus with a fatal foetal abnormality was denied an abortion at the Coombe Hospital in Dublin.
Ruth Coppinger told the Dáil that the woman had the abortion signed off by two doctors but that the termination was refused by the board.
“At 13 weeks, this woman went for her 12-week scan, they could clearly see at that point the organs of the foetus were outside the body,” she said.
The Coombe issued a statement to say it cannot comment on individual cases for patient confidentiality reasons.
However, it added that the hospital’s board had “no role whatsoever” in certifying a termination of pregnancy [ Ссылка ]
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