‘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.

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.”