New Rotunda master calls for change in laws on abortion

The new Master of the Rotunda has witnessed the tragedy of parents of babies with fatal foetal abnormalities having to “courier” their child’s remains home because of Ireland’s restrictive abortion laws.

In an interview in today’s Irish Examiner, Professor Fergal Malone said they had been “struck over the years” by how “emotionally difficult” it is for women to have to travel overseas for termination.

“We have had parents bring their child’s remains back in a shoebox in the back of a car. We’ve had parents have their child’s remains sent back by courier, to arrive by DHL.”