Frances Fitzgerald: Miscarriage is the last big taboo in Ireland

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald has said miscarriage remains one of the main taboos in modern Ireland, particularly for younger couples.

In an interview with the Irish Examiner, Ms Fitzgerald spoke of having two miscarriages and said that, because of the prevalence of contraception today, many young couples wrongly think they can plan to get pregnant.

“They are marked in my memory. I remember going into the hospital and being told and then the shock. The whole thing around it,” she said.