Courtney McGrailThe woman at the centre of an abortion controversy last year has settled her High Court challenge aimed at stopping a HSE inquiry into the care provided to her by various state agencies.
The woman, referred to as Miss Y, is an asylum seeker who arrived in Ireland in early 2014. She had claimed to have been raped in her home country and subsequently discovered she was pregnant. She sought an abortion under the Government’s controversial legislation claiming to be experiencing suicidal thoughts.
Her case was assessed by a three-doctor panel who decided that the pregnancy should be brought to an end by delivering the child since the pregnancy was in an advanced state. The child was placed in State care.
As a result a HSE inquiry was set up, which in High Court proceedings against the HSE she had opposed. Her lawyers had argued the manner in which the HSE inquiry was conducted, which she had been unable to participate in due to her ill health, breached her rights to fair procedures and constitutional justice.