Families affected by organ incineration scandal call for Human Tissue Bill publication

Minister for Health Stephen Donnelly said the Human Tissue Bill is a priority for the Government. Picture: Brian Lawless

The mum of a baby whose organs were incinerated without her knowledge is calling on the Government to publish the Human Tissue Bill as quickly as possible, to prevent other families going through the pain she is enduring.

Katie Quilligan’s baby, James, died two days after he was born prematurely at Cork University Maternity Hospital in January 2020.