GP tells of bringing her ‘baby home in a box’ after termination

A Dublin doctor has spoken of the trauma of returning from England with the foetal remains of her baby after being forced to travel to Liverpool to terminate her pregnancy.

Dr Lara Kelly is one of the first members of the Irish medical profession to speak publicly about travelling to the UK for an abortion.

The 35-year-old GP told The Guardiannewspaper her decision to speak out was motivated by the blocking of a bill in the Dáil earlier this month that would have allowed for abortions in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities.