Parents ‘must not suffer like this again’

PARENTS should never again face the trauma of learning the organs of their dead children have been removed and disposed of without their consent, the Madden Report into organ retention concludes.

The damning report, published yesterday, calls for the urgent introduction of legislation to ensure that no post mortems of deceased children take place without the full authorisation and knowledge of parents.

Tánaiste and Health Minister Mary Harney welcomed the report as “robust” and said she accepted its emphasis on full authorisation from parents. She promised legislation would be drafted quickly and all 50 recommendations would be implemented.