Kate O’Connell TD and husband felt ‘let down’ as they feared fatal foetal abnormality

A Fine Gael TD has given an emotional account of how she felt “abandoned” by the State as she faced the possibility of a fatal foetal abnormality.

Kate O’Connell said that she now favours a repeal of the Eighth Amendment before the end of next year, but said she would not be voting for Mick Wallace’s bill on fatal foetal abnormalities next week.

The Dublin Bay South TD yesterday described how she and her husband felt “so let down by Ireland” as they were faced with making a dreaded trip to Britain for an abortion.