‘No complaints after having terminations’

No women have complained to authorities after having a termination performed on medical grounds in an Irish hospital, the Irish Medical Council said.

‘No complaints after having terminations’

Council president Kieran Murphy said the controversial issue of abortion had never been a cause of complaint or resulted in any investigation of doctors.

“The council reviews complaints if a doctor is found to be in breach of the guide,” Mr Murphy said. “To the best of my knowledge, we have not received any complaints of a doctor in breach of the guide with regard to abortion.”

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