A Dublin couple who ended their pregnancy after being wrongly advised their unborn child had a fatal foetal abnormality have settled their case out of court.
Rebecca Price and Patrick Kiely sued the National Maternity Hospital, the five consultants who own the Merrion Fetal Health Clinic in Dublin, and a lab in Glasgow.
Liability was admitted by the defendants yesterday and a settlement was reached this evening following extensive negotiations behind the scenes.
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Rebecca Price and Patrick Kiely, from Phibsborough, sued the National Maternity Hospital, a lab in Glasgow and five consultants at the Merrion Fetal Health Clinic in Dublin: over what they claimed was inaccurate advice they received in relation to the health of their unborn child, whom they named Christopher Joseph.
They were told he had tested positive for Edwards Syndrome, which causes most babies to die before or shortly after birth.
The couple claimed they followed advice to terminate the pregnancy due to what they believed was a fatal foetal abnormality, only to find out afterwards that he didn’t actually have it.
Rebecca said she went into an intense nervous shock when it dawned on her that she had aborted a healthy baby.
Liability was conceded by the defendants after a day of talks outside court yesterday.
