Ms Y settles court challenge to stop HSE inquiry

The woman at the centre of an abortion controversy last year has settled her High Court challenge aimed at stopping a HSE inquiry into the care provided to her by various State agencies.

The woman, who can only be referred to as Ms Y, will now go ahead with her civil action for damages.

Ms Y, an asylum-seeker, arrived in Ireland in early 2014. She had been raped in her home country and subsequently discovered she was pregnant. She sought an abortion on the grounds of feeling suicidal. Despite seeing a number of agencies, the pregnancy was well advanced by the time her case was assessed by a three-doctor panel.