Autumn timeline for Human Tissue Bill 'not good enough'

Katie Quilligan, whose son James was one of 18 babies whose organs were sent for incineration to Antwerp, said that the legislation needs to be brought in as soon as possible to prevent other families from going through the same pain as she and the other 17 families went through. Picture: Michael Mac Sweeney/Provision

A bill which would provide a legal framework for the storing and disposal of human organs and tissue following autopsy is expected to be published in the autumn.

The Human Tissue Bill was due to be published last December but still has not been completed.