Miss D

Miss D refers an abortion case in Ireland, she was a girl who wanted to travel to the United Kingdom for an abortion. Her identity has been kept private, and she is referred to only as D.

Miss D was a teenage girl who became pregnant while under HSE care in 2007. A scan of the foetus showed it suffering from anencephaly. This fatal foetal abnormality means the baby would not live for long outside the womb. D wanted to travel to the United Kingdom for an abortion, since abortion in Ireland is very heavily restricted. The HSE attempted to stop her going, from falsely telling her they had a court order preventing her from travelling, and would resort to physically restraining her if needed, and writing to the Garda Síochána asking them to stop her travelling. Since the Thirteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland in 1992, it has not been illegal to travel outside Ireland for an abortion.

A High Court judge ruled that she had the right to travel to the UK, and strongly criticised the HSE's handling of the case. The HSE was ordered to pay costs, which were estimated at up to €1 million.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]}

She had a surgical, not medical, abortion in the UK.^[19] The HSE refused to state if they paid for the abortion.^[20]

See also

• Attorney General v. X
• C Case
• D v Ireland
• Death of Savita Halappanavar
• Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland
• Ms Y
• Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013
• PP v. HSE
• Sheila Hodgers

References

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13. Bowcott, Owen (4 May 2007). "Irish police cannot stop girl leaving for abortion". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
14. Bowcott, Owen (2 May 2007). "Irish court battle over teenager's abortion right". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
15. Bowcott, Owen (3 May 2007). "Ireland torn as pregnant teen seeks right to travel for abortion". The Age. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
16. "COURT LIFTS ABORTION TRAVEL BAN ON MISS D". Daily Mirror. 10 May 2007.
17. Quinn, Eamonn (9 May 2007). "Irish court backs girl who sought abortion". The New York Times. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
18. "State 'has no power to stop teen travelling for abortion'". BreakingNews.ie. 1 May 2007. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
19. McDonald, Dearbhail (22 May 2007). "Harrowing ordeal nearly destroyed me, says teenager". Irish Independent. p. 8. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
20. McDonald, Dearbhail (11 May 2007). "HSE to probe handling of Miss D case". Irish Independent. p. 4. Retrieved 15 August 2016.