‘It was horrendous, so scary’: Woman whose son had fatal foetal abnormality pleads with TDs

Isobel delivered her little boy at 6.30pm and by 7.10pm was out on the street of the Yorkshire clinic where she had given birth carrying her baby’s body in a cardboard box. From there she and her partner went back to their hotel.

As the Cork woman recalled yesterday, her experience of having to travel to the UK after receiving a diagnosis of fatal foetal abnormality will haunt her for the rest of her life. Just six weeks since she buried her baby son Luke she said she does not wish any other Irish woman to go through a similar experience.

Isobel (not her real name) opted to attend a BPAS clinic (British Pregnancy Advisory Service) which usually perform abortions. She described a frightening experience, where she said she received care which was far below acceptable.