Irish symphysiotomy survivors welcome UN's call for criminal investigation

Marie O'Connor, chairperson of Survivors of Symphysiotomy, said the UN Human Rights Committee's decision to call for an investigation 'marks an important step forward in women's quest for truth'. Picture: Moya Nolan

A survivors group has welcomed a decision by the United Nations (UN) to call for a criminal investigation into the practice of forced symphysiotomy in Ireland. 

Symphysiotomy is a medical operation that was carried out in Ireland over four decades instead of Caesarean sections.