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Dail Hears Woman Refused Abortion At Dublin Hospital

A woman who has learned her foetus has a fatal foetal abnormality has been denied an abortion. TD's...
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Dail Hears Woman Refused Abortion At Dublin Hospital

TodayFM
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2:15 PM - 17 Jan 2019



A woman who has learned her foetus has a fatal foetal abnormality has been denied an abortion.

TD's Ruth Coppinger and Brid Smith told the Dáil this afternoon that they'd been contacted by the woman.

The woman has said that this is not what she voted for in last year's abortion referendum.

 

Deputy Ruth Coppinger described the allegations in the Dáil earlier.

The Solidarity TD said "I've been contacted by a woman who has a fatal foetal abnormality that has been certified by 2 consultants, and now it appears the board of the Coombe Hospital is refusing her constitutional right - that we all voted for - to have an abortion at a time she chooses".

She added "Instead they have told her that she must wait another 4 weeks to see if there's a spontaneous miscarriage".

The Hospital has since responded to the claims:



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