Certificate of loss for early miscarriages could be in place by next year

Certificate of loss for early miscarriages could be in place by next year

' I really struggled to have a family and I lost five babies myself. I’ve two children now and I’m very lucky, but there’s no question I would get involved in supporting this,' Senator Linda Nelson Murray said. File picture: Sam Boal/Collins

A certificate of loss for women who had an early miscarriage could be available within a year with advanced plans in place, a cross-party Oireachtas group has said.

In Ireland birth certificates are only available when pregnancy loss happens after 23 weeks.

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