'Our son would be 6 years old today': Parents welcome apology from HSE after terminating baby who did not have fatal foetal abnormality
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'Our son would be 6 years old today': Parents welcome apology from HSE after terminating baby who did not have fatal foetal abnormality
"An independent external review is being ordered by the HSE in to the case of a couple who terminated their pregnancy over six years ago after being wrongly advised the unborn baby had a fatal foetal abnormality."
"HSE chief Bernard Gloster said today he had recently met with the unborn baby's parents Rebecca and Pat Kiely and provided them with a full apology on behalf of the health service following the loss of their baby Christopher in 2019."
An independent external review has been ordered by the HSE into a case where a couple terminated a pregnancy after being wrongly advised the unborn baby had a fatal foetal abnormality. The termination occurred more than six years ago. HSE chief Bernard Gloster met with the parents, Rebecca and Pat Kiely, and issued a full apology on behalf of the health service. The apology followed the loss of the couple's baby, Christopher, in 2019. The review aims to examine the circumstances surrounding the incorrect advice and the resulting clinical decisions.
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