Watch: Cork parents demand to know why their babies' organs were incinerated 

'I want to know who signed off for this to be done, why it was signed off, and I want the government to know this cannot happen to any other families again.'
Watch: Cork parents demand to know why their babies' organs were incinerated 

Glenn Callanan with son Lewis and Michael Rawley and son Danny, members of 'The Voice of Our Angels' Group protesting at Cork University Hospital today about the disposal of babies' organs retention/disposal. Picture: Larry Cummins

The mother of a baby whose organs were sent to Belgium for incineration says her wedding plans have taken a back seat while she fights for answers as to how they were incinerated without her consent or knowledge.

Katie Quilligan was among a group for families who gathered outside Cork University Hospital today in protest at a delay in providing them with a draft report into the incineration of the organs of 18 babies in 2020, without their knowledge or permission. The organs were sent from Cork University Maternity Hospital to Antwerp for incineration.

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