Cork couple call for legislation after baby girl's organs 'were disposed of like rubbish'

Couple among 18 families whose babies’ organs were sent to Belgium from Cork University Maternity Hospital for incineration in 2020, without their permission or knowledge

Laura and Fintan Kelleher, who live in Australia, are among 18 families whose babies’s organs were sent to Belgium from Cork University Maternity Hospital for incineration in 2020, without their permission or knowledge.

A Cork couple whose baby girl’s organs were incinerated without their knowledge wants legislation changed to prevent other families from going through the same trauma.

Laura and Fintan Kelleher, who live in Australia, are among 18 families whose babies’ organs were sent to Belgium from Cork University Maternity Hospital for incineration in 2020, without their permission or knowledge. Their stillborn baby girl, Hope, was delivered at the hospital on November 3, 2019.