Joyce Fegan: Will we ever respect women in this country?

It beggars belief that we could turn all private hospitals into public hospitals virtually overnight, but when it comes to pregnant women getting adequate support there are issues still ongoing

Vikki Cullen, Mogeely, East Cork, with her seven-month-old daughter Daisy at an AIMS Ireland distanced protest against maternity restrictions outside Cork University Maternity Hospital earlier this week. Picture: Dan Linehan

Three years on from Repeal, who would have expected this?

This time three years ago, as 66.4% of the country geared up to vote yes to repeal the Eighth Amendment, it is highly unlikely that we could imagine pregnant women having to protest outside maternity hospitals in 2021.