Women who lost babies while on herb product to have samples tested

A TOXICOLOGIST in Beaumont Hospital, Dublin has been asked to test urine and blood samples from women who lost their babies while taking a herbal product.

The requests came from the Dublin City Coroner's Office raising fears the Chinese product may induce abortion.

The toxicologist Dr Neil O'Brien said because doctors in the laboratory do not know what exactly is in the drug in question due to the lack of regulation surrounding the sale and supply of such products in Ireland they could not determine if the drug caused the death of a baby.