Question from Deputy Mattie McGrath - PQ 4313-26
Deputy McGrath asked about the number of babies which have been born alive after abortion procedures. Read the HSE response.
From: Communications and public affairs
Published: January 2026
Updated: February 2026
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Summary
To ask the Minister for Health further to the response to Parliamentary Question No. 958 of 18 November 2025, the number of babies which have been born alive after abortion procedures in cases where neither major congenital anomaly nor extreme prematurity (22 weeks or earlier) were involved; the protocols, actions or interventions which were followed to protect the baby's life and health; the audits or other oversights which have been conducted on these cases; and if she will make a statement on the matter. -Mattie McGrath
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