Update: Hospitals 'have an obligation' to follow new abortion legislation, says Tánaiste

The Tánaiste Simon Coveney has said hospitals have an obligation to make sure decisions on abortions are consistent with the new laws.

Update: Hospitals 'have an obligation' to follow new abortion legislation, says Tánaiste

Update: The Tánaiste Simon Coveney has said hospitals have an obligation to make sure decisions on abortions are consistent with the new laws.

It comes after a woman was allegedly denied an abortion at the Coombe Hospital in Dublin, despite having a fatal foetal abnormality.

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