Mick Clifford: Parents still seeking answers to why they lost their son

Rebecca Price and Patrick Kiely lost their unborn son in 2019 after a misdiagnosis at the National Maternity Hospital that a fatal foetal abnormality was present. They agreed to a termination on that basis, which was carried out under the Health Act 2018, which provided for the availability of abortion. Picture: Moya Nolan
A catastrophic error occurred and, contrary to the medical opinion proffered to the couple at the time, the unborn child did not have such an abnormality. At the Four Courts last June, the hospital accepted liability and a settlement was agreed with the couple. They had finally achieved some acceptance from the hospital about the wrong done to them and their unborn son, whom they had named Christopher.