Couple who settled High Court actions in wrongful termination case want meeting with Health Minister

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Rebecca Price and Patrick Kiely’s son would have turned two years old this summer.

Image: Shutterstock Image: Shutterstock A COUPLE WHO terminated a healthy pregnancy after being wrongly advised of a fatal foetal abnormality has settled their High Court actions.

“Nothing will ever take away the interminable sadness and grief, which Rebecca and Pat live with every day. However, further protracted negotiations overnight and today, a resolution has now been reached,” solicitor Caoimhe Haughey said. “Rebecca and Pat would like to meet with the Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly as soon as possible, to work with him on ways to ensure this never ever happens again.”

#Open journalism No news is bad news Support The Journal Your contributions will help us continue to deliver the stories that are important to youRTÉ reported that the couple was told not to wait for the results of a full chromosomal analysis, and followed the advice of their consultant to terminate the pregnancy in March 2019 as the pregnancy was not viable.

 

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