Campaigners demand 'the truth' about forced symphysiotomies

Marie O'Connor is chairwoman of Survivors of Symphysiotomy. Picture: Moya Nolan

A landmark United Nations Human Rights Committee judgement which called for Ireland to launch criminal investigations into forced symphysiotomies is an important step towards truth for survivors, campaigners say.

Those who carried out these damaging operations in the name of Catholic doctrine are now understood to be deceased, and therefore cannot face prosecution, Marie O'Connor, chairperson of support group Survivors of Symphysiotomy said.