Shocking admission by health spokesperson

LIKE many pro-lifers throughout the country, I was stunned by Olivia Mitchell’s attitude to the secrecy surrounding recent reports that the Midland Health Board had taken a teen mum and her unborn baby to England for an abortion.

Shocking admission by health spokesperson
Tue, 13 Jan, 2004 - 00:00

Speaking on RTÉ, Ms Mitchell admitted she didn't know, and didn't want to know, about the case. She said that she "made a particular point of not trying to find out."

This is a shocking admission for any politician, but for a major party's spokesperson on health, it defies understanding.

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