108 Babies in Ireland Were Born Alive After Botched Abortions

In response to a parliamentary question submitted by Independent TD Mattie McGrath, the HSE disclosed yesterday that 108 babies were born alive following abortions in the five year period 2019-2023.

These numbers derived both from the latest reply sent to Deputy McGrath and the annual reports published by the National Perinatal Epidemiology Centre, uncover a substantially larger number than had been publicly recognised to date.

The latest disclosures further indicate that 2023, the most recent year with available data, recorded the highest number of babies surviving abortion since the new law came into force. 29 babies survived the procedure over the course of that single year.

The figures infer that 4 babies from 2019-2023 at over 24 weeks and/or 500g birthweight, survived the abortion with no indication of any congenital anomaly – suggesting that these could have been  healthy babies. They were certainly at a gestation where survival with reasonable long-term health is possible.

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Irrespective of the health condition of the 108 babies, none deserved to die in the horrifying  way they did – first through abortion and then, after surviving, through the absence of medical care to sustain their lives.

It is truly shocking that in Ireland today babies are being treated in this barbaric and inhumane manner with life and death decisions being made behind closed doors by abortion facilitating medics who appear to feel no obligation to justify their decisions or the value judgments they make about the lives of babies they should be striving to preserve. The situation cannot continue to go on unchecked; we must keep highlighting what’s happening and demand proper scrutiny, accountability, and oversight.

In 2018, shortly after the abortion referendum, then Health Minister Simon Harris accused TDs in the Dáil of using “shock tactics” when they raised concerns about babies being born alive after abortion and the care they might be denied. It is now clear that those concerns were rooted in reality and should not have been brushed aside.

We are deeply grateful to the Deputy for tabling this recent parliamentary question, as well as to other Oireachtas Members who raise similar queries. Their efforts are helping to secure, step by step, the transparency and accountability many seek.

A sincere debt of thanks is owed to the Deputy McGrath for submitting this latest parliamentary question and to fellow Oireachtas Members who do likewise. Through their persistence, the answers and accountability sought by the public is gradually emerging.

LifeNews Note: This originally appeared at the ProLife Campaign web site.

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